Central Africa

For the country, see Central African Republic. For the region of the African Union, see Regions of the African Union § Central. For the former British colony, now called Malawi, see British Central Africa Protectorate. For the Central African Federation (1953–1963), see Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. For the time zone, see Central Africa Time.

Central Africa
Central Africa (United Nations Statistics Division subregion)
Countries
Sovereign states (9)
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This video over Central Africa and the Middle East was taken by the crew of Expedition 29 onboard the International Space Station in October 2011.

Central Africa is a subregion of the African continent comprising various countries according to different definitions. Middle Africa is an analogous term used by the United Nations in its geoscheme for Africa and consists of the following countries: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and São Tomé and Príncipe. The United Nations Office for Central Africa also includes Burundi and Rwanda in the region, which are considered part of East Africa in the geoscheme.[1] These eleven countries are members of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS).[1] Six of those countries (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Republic of the Congo) are also members of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) and share a common currency, the Central African CFA franc.[2]

  ECCAS/CEMAC state, part of Middle Africa
  ECCAS state, part of Middle Africa
  ECCAS state only

The African Development Bank, on the other hand, defines Central Africa as seven countries: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.[3]

  1. ^ a b "History and Map". UNOCA. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Countries that use the Central African franc". Worlddata.info. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Central Africa". African Development Bank - Building today, a better Africa tomorrow. 7 March 2019. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2022.