Central African Republic
Central African Republic
Africa CF · CAF landlocked
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- Official name
- Central African Republic République centrafricaine · French
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Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka · Sango - Capital
- Bangui
- Region
- Middle Africa
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 4.7 million
- Area
- 622,984 km²
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF)
- Neighbours
- Cameroon, Chad, DR Congo, Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Sudan
- Internet / phone
- .cf · +236
Where it is
Notable facts
- The Central African Republic sits almost exactly in the middle of the African continent.
- The Sangha Trinational forest reserve, shared with Cameroon and Congo, protects lowland gorillas and forest elephants.
- Sango, a widely spoken creole, is co-official with French and serves as the national lingua franca.
- The country is rich in diamonds, gold and uranium but remains one of the world’s least developed.