VERBACARD GEOGRAPHY — AFRICA
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
République Centrafricaine
CF · CAF
INDEPENDENT 1960
GEOGRAPHIC CENTER OF THE CONTINENT
POPULATION
5.6M
AREA
622,984 km²
CAPITAL
Bangui
CURRENCY
XAF
GDP / CAPITA
$510
TERRITORY
HIGHEST POINT
Massif des Bongos, ~1,410 m
LOWEST POINT
Oubangui River, 335 m
COASTLINE
Landlocked, 0 km
LAND BORDERS
5,203 km, 6 countries
TERRAIN
Vast, flat to rolling plateau, with hills in the northeast and southwest.
POSITION
CAPITAL COORDINATES
4.37°N, 18.56°E
TIME ZONE
WAT, UTC+1 — no daylight saving
NEIGHBORS
Chad
Sudan
South Sudan
DR Congo
Republic of the Congo
Cameroon
GOVERNMENT & SOCIETY
GOVERNMENT
Presidential republic
RELIGION
Christianity ~80%, Islam ~10%
LIFE EXPECTANCY
54 years
HDI
0.404 — Low (rank 188)
LANGUAGES
FrenchOFFICIAL
SangoOFFICIAL
ECONOMY
KEY INDUSTRIES
Diamond mining
Timber
Textiles
Beverages
TOP EXPORTS
Diamonds
Timber
Cotton
Coffee
TOP IMPORTS
Food
Textiles
Petroleum products
Machinery
LAND USE
Agricultural, 8%
Forest, 36%
Other, 56%
POPULATION, 1970–2024
1.9M
1970
2.3M
1980
2.9M
1990
3.6M
2000
4.4M
2010
5.3M
2020
5.6M
2024
SOURCES: WORLD BANK · CIA WORLD FACTBOOK · NATURAL EARTH · ISO 4217
VERBACARD GEOGRAPHY SET