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Central African Republic

The elephants come to Dzanga Bai for the salt and other minerals in the water beneath the clearing. One scientist, Andrea Turkalo, studied them there for more than thirty years.

Where its story happens

Dzanga Bai, at 2.95°N, 16.36°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.

Five things to know about the Central African Republic

In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the hard countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.

  1. Where it is. It's the Central African Republic, landlocked in the middle of Africa, between Chad and DR Congo. See the Central African Republic on a map.
  2. Its capital is Bangui, on the Ubangi River, and its name simply says where in Africa it lies.
  3. Over a hundred forest elephants gather every day at Dzanga Bai, a clearing in its southwestern rainforest.
  4. The Aka people of its rainforest sing in four interwoven voices, a tradition honoured by UNESCO.
  5. One of the largest magnetic anomalies in the Earth's crust lies beneath it, and is named after its capital.

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