central Africa   Middle Africa (as used by the United Nations
when categorising geographic subregions) is an analogous term
that includes Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic,
Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and São Tomé and Príncipe.[1]
All of the states in the UN subregion of Middle Africa, plus
those otherwise commonly reckoned in central Africa (11 states
in total), comprise the Economic Community of Central African
States (ECCAS).[2]   See also  [[Image:|x28px]] Africa portal
1. . United Nations. 2000.
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/maplib/worldregions.htm. Retrieved
2007-12-16.    2. . Africa-Union.org. 2007. http://www.africa-
union.org/root/au/recs/eccas.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-16.    3. .
Encyclopedia Britannica. 2007.
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-43831/Southern-Africa.
Retrieved 2007-12-16.