The biggest country you've never heard of?  Bet you a quid you
can’t name this country.  It’s more than twice the size of the
UK and is home to over 4 million people.  Chances are, you’re
down a pound. That might not sound like much, but more than half
of its population live on less than that for a whole day.  The
Central African Republic is one of the poorest countries in the
world. It has one of the lowest life expectancies (47 years) and
highest child mortality rates (more than 1 in 6 kids die before
their 5th birthday).  It hardly ever makes it onto the news and
it has been largely ignored or forgotten by the international
community. Away from our TV screens and newspapers, the young
people of the Central African Republic have the grace to die
quietly.  Its classrooms are empty, its hospitals destroyed, and
its people are hungry. Many have fled their homes. The UN
described the situation in Central African Republic as ‘the
world’s most silent crisis’.  The government is pretty
ineffective beyond the capit