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Lake Kivu

Lake Edward

Lake

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Lake

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Lake

Chad

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Isla de

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Acalayong

Bertoua Bangassou

Dembia Obo

Bozoum Bria Djéma

Bouar

Banyo

Ngaoundéré

Goré Ndélé

Doba

Ouanda

Djallé

Laï Kyabé

Birao

Massenya Am Timan

Bol Ati

Mongo

Mao

Koro Toro

Fada

Faya

Zouar

Aozou

Omboué

Setté Cama

Mouila

Tchibanga

Ndindi

Oyem

Koulamoutou

Franceville

Tshela

Dolisie

Sembé

Djambala

Owando

Kasongo-Lunda

Epéna

Dongou

Bétou

Zongo

Dilolo

Lomela

Lodja

Kasaji

Titule

Bondo

Kindu

Mulongo

Kongolo

Nia-Nia

Dungu

Beni

Berbérati

Biltine

Pointe-Noire

Bandundu

Gemena

Tshikapa

Bumba

Mwene-Ditu

Kasongo

Manono

Isiro

Goma

Bafoussam

Moundou

Garoua Sarh

Maroua

Port-Gentil

Matadi

Mbandaka

Kikwit

Ilebo

Kananga

Mbuji-Mayi

Kamina

Kisangani

Likasi

Bukavu

Kalemie

Douala

Lubumbashi

NDJAMENA

YAOUNDÉ

BANGUI

MALABO

SÃO TOMÉ

LIBREVILLE

BRAZZAVILLE

KINSHASA

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CAMEROON
Area: 183,570 sq miles
(475,440 sq km)
Population: 23,739,000
Capital: Yaoundé
Cassava is the staple
crop in Dem. Rep.
of the Congo. It is
pounded to
extract the sap.
CENTRAL
AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Area: 240,535 sq miles
(622,984 sq km)
Population: 5,391,500
Capital: Bangui
CHAD
Area:
495,752 sq miles
(1,284,000 sq km)
Population: 11,631,500
Capital: NDjamena
CONGO
Area: 132,040 sq miles
(342,000 sq km)
Population: 4,755,000
Capital: Brazzaville
EQUATORIAL
GUINEA
Area: 10,830 sq miles
(28,051 sq km)
Population: 741,000
Capital: Malabo
GABON
Area: 103,346 sq miles
(267,667 sq km)
Population: 1,705,000
Capital: Libreville
SÃO TOMÉ
AND PRÍNCIPE
Area: 372 sq miles
(964 sq km)
Population: 194,000
Capital: São Tomé
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF
THE CONGO
Area: 905,355 sq miles
(2,344,858 sq km)
Population: 79,375,000
Capital: Kinshasa
RIVER TRANSPORT
The Congo River and its
many tributaries provide 7,000 miles
(11,500 km) of navigable waterways.
These are vital in Dem. Rep. of the
Congo, which has a very inadequate road
and rail network. River ports are lively
market centers, supplied by local traders
who travel along the river in dug-out canoes.
PYGMIES
Pygmies are found in the equatorial
forests of the Central African Republic.
Pygmies rarely reach a height of more than
4 ft (1.25 m). They live in small groups
of up to 30 households. The women are
responsible for gathering forest foods,
while the men hunt with bows and arrows,
javelins, hunting nets, and traps. Many
pygmies trade with farmers who live on
the outskirts of the forests and 
work as occasional laborers.
LAKE CHAD
A shallow lake
surrounded by sand
dunes, Lake Chad
is fed by the Chari
River. It is rich in
fish, and its banks
are very fertile.
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CENTRAL AFRICA