Central African Republic République centrafricaine Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka
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Capital and largest city	Bangui 4°22′N 18°35′E / 4.367°N 18.583°E / 4.367; 18.583
Official languages	French Sango
Ethnic groups	33% Baya 27% Banda 13% Mandjia 10% Sara 7% Mboum 4% M'Baka 4% Yakoma 2% other
Demonym(s)	Central African
Government	Republic
• President	Faustin-Archange Touadéra
• Prime Minister	Félix Moloua
Legislature	National Assembly (suspended)
Independence
• from France	13 August 1960
Area
• Total	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (44th)
• Water (%)	0
Population
• 2016 estimate	4,594,621 (119th)
• 2003 census	3,895,139
• Density	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (221st)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$4.262 billion (162nd)
• Per capita	$823 (184th)
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$2.321 billion (163th)
• Per capita	$448 (181st)
Gini (2008)	56.3 high · 28th
HDI (2019)	0.397 low · 188th
Currency	Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (not observed)
Driving side	right
Calling code	236
ISO 3166 code	CF
Internet TLD	.cf

The Central African Republic (CAR) (French: République centrafricaine, pronounced: [ʁepyblik sɑ̃tʁafʁikɛn], or Centrafrique [sɑ̃tʀafʀik]; Sango Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka), is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is mostly a plateau or high, flat piece of land about 941 metres above the sea. The CAR covers a land area of about 620,000 square kilometres (240,000 sq mi), and has an estimated population of about 4.4 million as of 2008. Bangui is the capital city.