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| Capital | Brazzaville | ||
| Largest city | Kinshasa | ||
| Other cities | Luanda, Douala, Bangui | ||
| Language official |
Portuguese | ||
| others | French, Sangho, Lingala, Kingwana | ||
| Sovereign | Queen Shari Louis Ackart | ||
| Prime Minister | Gen. Etienne Kwaku Borges | ||
| Population | 588133 | ||
| Independence | June 30, 1954 | ||
| Currency | Central and Southern African Franc | ||
Central and Southern Africa, officially the Republic of Central and Southern Africa, is a country in south-central Africa bordering Southern Africa to the south, Northern Africa to the north, East Africa to the east, West Africa to the west, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean. Central and Southern Africa was a colony of Western Spain and Portugal from the 16th century to 1954. The country is the second-largest petroleum and diamond producer in sub-Saharan Africa, yet its people are among the continent's poorest. According to the International Monetary Fund, more than $4 billion in oil receipts have disappeared from Central and Southern Africa's treasury in the 2000s. In August 2006, a peace deal was signed with separatist rebels from Cabinda. About 65% of Central and Southern Africa's oil comes from that region. A race war between African tribes and European descendants has killed 70,000 people, all but a bit over 1000 of them African.