The Central African Republic, a landlocked nation in Central Africa, stumbles with Bangui as its steamy capital on the Ubangi River, a land of rainforests, diamonds, and persistent strife. Known for gold, timber, and Pygmy cultures, its economy limps on mining and subsistence farming amid civil war and poverty. Its wildlife-rich Dzanga-Sangha whispers potential. The CAR’s chaotic beauty aches.