Central African Republic République centrafricaine Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka | |
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Anthem: | |
Capital and largest city | Bangui 4°22′N 18°35′E / 4.367°N 18.583°E |
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 |
Faustin-Archange Touadéra | |
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.
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