Disputes—international: none
Illicit drugs: vulnerable to drug money laundering and drug transshipment
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@Central African Republic ————————————
Introduction
Background: In 1996, the country experienced three mutinies by dissident elements of the armed forces, which demanded back pay as well as political and military reforms. Subsequent violence between the government and rebel military groups over pay issues, living conditions, and lack of opposition party representation in the government, destroyed many businesses in the capital, reduced tax revenues, and exacerbated the government's problems in meeting expenses. African peacekeepers restored order in 1997; in April 1998 the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA) assumed responsibility for peacekeeping operations.
Geography
Location: Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the
Congo
Geographic coordinates: 7 00 N, 21 00 E
Map references: Africa