Posted
on August 13, 2016
Today I'm going to discuss the Central African Republic. And I'm going to ask, when
you've got uranium, crude oil, gold, diamonds, lumber, land that can
be farmed, and plenty of hydropower (power created by water via
waterwheels, dams, and so on)...with all of that, how you stay one of
the ten poorest nations in the world?
Having
dictators, wars, coups, and “ethnic cleansing” sure doesn't help!
Of course, the legacy of being colonized and exploited by foreign
powers doesn't help, either. A couple of years ago the Human
Development Index ranked the Central African Republic #187 out of 188
countries in human development (life expectancy, education, and
income per person).
So...almost
dead last!
On
this date in 1960, the Central African Republic gained its
independence from France.
Enough with the depressing stuff. Let's move on to the beauties of the Central African Republic:
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| Like other nations, CAR has its natural beauties... |
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| And how humans use and fit into the natural world can be beautiful... |
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| The wildlife is amazing! |
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| I love the Olympic Games, and I think it's beautiful that even a poor nation like CAR has sent six athletes to Rio. |
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| And of course, there are the people... |
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on this date:
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