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__//** Charleston, West Virginia compared to Bangui, Central African Republic **//__
 * ===**Charleston, West Virginia**=== || [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTcXeSPtVvm4B4iFceWWLydB8nGFQFzTQol3fsStsQsF5JC_1PH:www.theodora.com/flags/state_flags/west_virginia_state_flag.gif width="284" height="132" align="center"]] || ===**Bangui, Central African Republic**=== || [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSrS58-d531-5WXgZgivsbYfAkhs1dNDUDc4t8XUSdnolXUxBMtjQ:tradebridgeconsultants.com/wp-content/themes/politics-abroad/images/flags/central-african-republic.gif width="283" height="132" align="center"]] ||
 * ||  || ==Location== ||
 * The absolute location of Charleston is 38 degrees North and 81 degrees West.

Charleston is west of Virginia. || || The absolute location of Bangui is 4 degrees North and 18 degrees East.

Bangui is right in the middle of Africa. || || 24,230 miles in West Virginia. || || Bangui is 41.63 square miles out of the 387,101.82 miles of the Central African Republic. || || 1. English 2. Spanish And tied for 3rd is French and German || || The top 3 languages in Bangui are 1.French 2. Sango (national language) 3.Arabic || || 1. Wikipedia.org 2.nationmaster.com 3. pressreference.com 4. cityofcharleston.org 5. factmonster.com |||| Sources: 1. nationmaster.com 2. Wikipedia.org 3. factmonster.com 4. pressreference.com 5. census.gov || =media type="custom" key="24889246"= ===I am comparing Charleston, West Virginia to Bangui, Central African Republic. In both places they bike. The reason they bike is because it is healthy for you and it is one of the only kinds of transportation. They also both walk a lot. Some people in both places can speak French.=== ===In Charleston, the main language spoken is English. The most popular thing in West Virginia is whitewater rafting. They do this because there are lots of streams and rivers. Many people live in apartments. They have very rich looking homes compared to the people from Bangui.=== ===In Bangui the main language is French. Even though Sango is the National language. The most popular thing to do is play soccer. To them it is known as football. Many people have separate kitchens so they can have more room in the house. The kitchens are completely different buildings. The thatched roofs take a long time to make.===
 * ||  || ==Movement== ||   ||
 * Elevation in Virginia: Between 182-292 meters depending on where you are. || [[image:https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQL4JmNPjuw8K6FDYzeWbsVBBHtud8frjIciZg2hh4Ovfy_SDlH width="304" height="135" align="center"]] || Bangui's average elevation is 369 meters. || [[image:https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRscVKjqVnecEf-L9mC9e67PT0Ti9i4tcI9oP9CSQOYYzZslFc8 width="385" height="137"]] ||
 * Charleston gives goods such as coal, natural gas, oil, and limestone. || [[image:https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSXBYVuq_nAbUcuN9W7gXx3lisA6EVHT8bxI4voV84sTYEsmJYMcw width="263" height="137"]] || Bangui gives goods such as textiles, food, beer, shoes, and soap. || [[image:https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTmhkJcvTjiA034u_FpLTDvG_6t-V5nEKKIPVCf8oMtl2S0x7OA width="241" height="105" align="center"]] ||
 * In Charleston, they transport by walking, driving in cars, and riding bikes. || [[image:https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS0JRhOm0eW23Uzb_U_DrFiwDSecEswrgYfhAlzm17f_0LWbZV6NQ]] || In Bangui you walk, use taxis, drive, or bike. || [[image:https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS_1ljyhCMsk16R4O0UcwqsGPnvWGAWsk2nL8gJpRWeXWkJNzVi width="367" height="183" align="center"]] ||
 * In Charleston, there 59% of the people have internet. || [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTF5pMqHw43LR94YoN9AbJ-DWAu4RAxy0fvrxPib5Mc2GIhV5yA:worldinfo4u.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/82_full.jpg width="226" height="147" align="center"]] || Bangui has a very small amount of internet 2%. || [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTF5pMqHw43LR94YoN9AbJ-DWAu4RAxy0fvrxPib5Mc2GIhV5yA:worldinfo4u.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/82_full.jpg width="55" height="40" align="center"]] ||
 * 80% of people know how to read better than a 4th grader. || [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT7If81Hq7eajmauS45QCYSAzD_Sz-7mVl_rn3ZDu8zsmMXlEdh:3.bp.blogspot.com/-3iGaekYXyw4/UWda8pQxIJI/AAAAAAAAAH4/FwLnQfgTVek/s1600/14836299-stack-of-books-books-stacked.jpg width="196" height="200" align="center"]] || 48.6% of Bangui people are better readers than 4th graders. || [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT7If81Hq7eajmauS45QCYSAzD_Sz-7mVl_rn3ZDu8zsmMXlEdh:3.bp.blogspot.com/-3iGaekYXyw4/UWda8pQxIJI/AAAAAAAAAH4/FwLnQfgTVek/s1600/14836299-stack-of-books-books-stacked.jpg width="166" height="138" align="center"]] ||
 * About 88% of people have cell phones in Charleston. || [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS9nA5Y7T90Lx9g1O_tIEadp81Pdeb5Ew1RiU5xhnje4fSS25JvKw:cdn.redalertpolitics.com/files/2012/05/cell-phone.jpeg width="269" height="273"]] || 41% of people have phones in Bangui. || [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS9nA5Y7T90Lx9g1O_tIEadp81Pdeb5Ew1RiU5xhnje4fSS25JvKw:cdn.redalertpolitics.com/files/2012/05/cell-phone.jpeg width="183" height="197" align="center"]] ||
 * ||  ||= ==Region== ||   ||
 * Charleston has an average of 75.2 inches of precipitation a year. || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR1C1JuSi7Eey-VH8Ce_lQq94shcEr5WP0V5XV51DTe3jwCWHm5XQ:stokereport.com/files/home-rain-collection.jpg align="center"]] || Bangui has an average of 60.82 inches of precipitation a year. || [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRBQTSI_gTQ32cl4-L-V2ZUUJDi244prEmsZUEj6gxpnSu8Ld4Wyw:1.bp.blogspot.com/-AXDC2BtF9HQ/TndSEU-u4VI/AAAAAAAACW4/ZyeAk-v03cM/s1600/rain.jpg width="267" height="185" align="center"]] ||
 * Charleston is 52.63 square miles out of the
 * ||  ||= ==Place== ||   ||
 * Charleston was settled in 1794. || [[image:https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ7r0vfiWABnfq4kfGeWnu6rPGFWlQV1AIUhTcoye6ZECzlk27M]] || Bangui was founded by the French in 1889. || [[image:https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRCzWsRlZ4Pn9NONjisUngOcKiyqp41wanw9kApt2LhyJ6ZXOf4-g width="295" height="213" align="center"]] ||
 * The top 3 languages in Charleston are
 * Charleston was founded shortly after the Revolutionary War. Charleston started with 35 people in 7 houses. It was founded right before the 19 the century. || [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRvVrOZ8XSCNCEV7TdmcG0AV-NafLQwOCRiVm0JvlYXf2PixocjLg:historicbuildingsct.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/rider-house.jpg width="283" height="371" align="center"]] ||< In Bangui, there are 26 ancient Iron Age sites. The items are from 1200 to 500 BC. The disputes between the Central African Republicans and the French are because of an recent president by the name of Bokassa. In the 16th to 19th century they were saved from salve traders. || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTihhLK3HmO69Ha2b65r7iafBZd-osdPpKhYsyh-DPh8qKkM31ULw:upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Bokassa_colored.png width="360" height="356" caption="President Bokassa"]] ||
 * The population in Charleston is 51,018 people out of the 1,810,354 people that live in West Virginia. || [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRhJVST-Rl6njXIINQ_M6nS0VfUANfPoG7VIf_rhag_8prcCZCR5w:hondurasisopenforbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/person-standing-clipartbusiness-man-standing-silhouette-in-black-and-white-image---vector-dkrvc4uf.png width="61" height="60" align="center"]] || The population of Bangui is 734,350 people of the 4,422,000 people in the Central African Republic. || [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRhJVST-Rl6njXIINQ_M6nS0VfUANfPoG7VIf_rhag_8prcCZCR5w:hondurasisopenforbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/person-standing-clipartbusiness-man-standing-silhouette-in-black-and-white-image---vector-dkrvc4uf.png width="182" height="178" align="center"]] ||
 * There are 629.6 people per square kilometer in Charleston. || [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSCtdRvf4qO1VBe9XV4LEWOL7hOiamn3j2m-UhIq6awTtS2j7k0:gallery.ceoblues.com/loadphoto/large/38b59d37745b9b96a91bb2f06ec5e4efb599ad62.jpg align="center"]] || There are 7.1K people per square kilometer. || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTj5xt-cbNqC4DnU1eU8kt9KA3aYRD21UNtzVcrr2lygDwqzdTy:thumbs.dreamstime.com/x/crowd-disperses-zebra-crossing-busy-street-17737245.jpg align="center"]] ||
 * Winter in Charleston is snowy and cold. As in summer it is warm and sunny. They have an average low 0f 45 and an average high of 66 degrees. || [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRQPtVl-g56dwR4yh5Vh2LyuN6mIyLDM8elkMLGtmGykNzM-X03:upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Snow_on_the_mountains_of_Southern_California.jpg width="279" height="80"]][[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSEDrkpHgnR9fx5Le84uhqKLIfbFaW5Mg98ijcoKciKPDQzzMcE:gallerydoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/youwall-sunny-day-wallpaper.jpg width="292" height="113"]] || Year round it is warm in Bangui. The average low is 68.58 to an average high of 88.97 degrees. || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQbQqwsFVIuLLUbyk5RJc4soTw3psV_aSQJgWPxbeSqq03wQUqcMg:www.shoortravel.com/image/ss-giraffehill2.JPG width="357" height="198" align="center"]] ||
 * ||  ||= ==Human-Environment Interaction== ||   ||
 * Housing in Charleston consist of apartments and 1 story houses. || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS9gLpnD-efhHgIHef44kTmweAG2t2aPO78DDdvjXmzAm6JaCX4:pratamax.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/pb.jpg align="center"]] || Houses in Bangui are made of mud/dirt bricks and a tin or thatched roof. The kitchen can be separate from the house. || [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR9dPt2IkbsLGQCDK2Nkbu7nLkXzgHP4EoQM16CnjtYCYyED_df:www.hornbillresorts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1999mud_house.jpg width="351" height="191" align="center"]] ||
 * Leisure in Charleston includes hiking, biking, and whitewater rafting. || [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRr0djehwQCbTNdOHLrmacouWmJVfO6Nz7BGXTHTccyJ9BNT8iaQw:www.montanariverguides.com/images/Uploads/Bryant%2520Raft%2520-2.jpg align="center"]] || Bangui people play football (soccer), boat racing, and basketball for leisure. || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS-SUKiBGN-TIhIpw2HFgKc---7Ci1zR2THXNlZMDZh_-18jtUX5Q:rlv.zcache.com/central_african_republic_football_soccer_postcard-r055e830672f74097b50b92bdbf3ab69a_vgbaq_8byvr_324.jpg width="285" height="211" align="center"]] ||
 * ||  ||= ==Extras== ||   ||
 * The mayor of Charleston is Mayor Danny Jones. || [[image:mayor865x800.jpg width="297" height="158"]] || The president of the Central African Republic is President Michel Djotodia. || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT5O-ne5NFzRoEDlVgbximEsEpXTZ77FzhXqkhfFLYmjEV88NGOyA:africanarguments.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/michel-djotodia.jpg width="376" height="153" align="center"]] ||
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