The Central African Republic (CAR; Sango: "Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka"; "(RCA)"  , or "" ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the south, the Republic of the Congo to the southwest and Cameroon to the west. The CAR covers a land area of about and had an estimated population of around million . , the CAR is the scene of a civil war, ongoing since 2012.