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<text id=93CT1644>
<title>
Central African Republic--Travel
</title>
<history>
Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
Northern Africa
Central African Republic
</history>
<article>
<source>CIA World Factbook</source>
<hdr>
Travel
</hdr>
<body>
<p> Climate and clothing: Lightweight, washable clothing is
recommended. Bring a jacket or sweater for the rainy season,
May-October.
</p>
<p> Customs: Visas are required of travelers carrying U.S.
passports. Do not display or use photographic equipment without
special permission of the Minstry of Information. A certificate
of inoculation against yellow fever is required.
</p>
<p> Health: Visitors are strongly urged to use malarial
suppressants that provide protection against
chlorquine-resistant strains of the parasite. Typhoid, polio,
and hepatitis inocluations are recommended for travel to remote
areas. Raw fruits and vegetables should be carefully prepared,
and meats should be thoroughly cooked. Tapwater is not potable.
Boiling and filtering are recommended. Local facilities are
adequate for routine medical problems.
</p>
<p> Telecommunications: International cable and telephone service
is available. Bangui is six standard time zones ahead of eastern
standard time.
</p>
<p> Transportation: Bangui M'Poko International Airport has
regular air service to Paris, Brazzaville, Douala, Libreville,
N'djamena, and some West African capitals. The nearest railroad
is in Cameroon. Buses and taxis are available but not generally
used by tourists. About 1,300 kilometers (810 mi.) of the
east-west Trans-African Highway lie in the C.A.R. between Beloko
on the Cameroon border and Bangassou bordering Zaire in the
southeast. About 180 kilometers (113 mi.) of this road is paved,
and most of the rest is of laterite. Roads often flood during
the rainy season. There is no commercial transportation in the
game areas.
</p>
<p> Tourist attractions: Notable tourist sites include the falls
at Boali and Kembe, the National Museum in Bangui; the Artisanal
Center in Bangui, offering a variety of local and regional
handicrafts; the tropical forest and Pygmy villages of southern
Lobaye.
</p>
<p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
November 1989.
</p>
</body>
</article>
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