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Central Africa Republic

Central African Republic
  • Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka
  • République centrafricaine
Flag of the Central African Republic
Coat of arms of the Central African Republic
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Unité, Dignité, Travail" (French)
"Unity, Dignity, Work"
Anthem: E Zingo  (Sango)
La Renaissance  (French)
The Renaissance
Location of  Central African Republic  (dark blue)– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)– in the African Union  (light blue)
Location of  Central African Republic  (dark blue)

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

Location of the Central African Republic
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
Demonym Central African
Government Semi-presidential republic
• President
Faustin-Archange Touadéra
Simplice Sarandji
Legislature National Assembly
Independence
• from France
13 August 1960
• Central African Empire established
4 December 1976
• Republic restored
21 September 1979
Area
• Total
622,984 km2 (240,535 sq mi) (45th)
• Water (%)
0
Population
• 2014 estimate
4,709,000 (119th)
• 2003 census
4,987,640
• Density
7.1/km2 (18.4/sq mi) (221st)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$3.206 billion
• Per capita
$656
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$1.782 billion
• Per capita
$364
Gini (2008) 56.3
high · 6
HDI (2014) Increase 0.350
low · 187th
Currency Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)
Drives on the right
Calling code +236
ISO 3166 code CF
Internet TLD .cf

Coordinates: 7°N 21°E / 7°N 21°E / 7; 21

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

The Central African Republic (CAR; Sango: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka; French: République centrafricaine  pronounced: [ʁepyblik sɑ̃tʁafʁikɛn], or Centrafrique [sɑ̃tʀafʁik]) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the east, 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 620,000 square kilometres (240,000 sq mi) and had an estimated population of around 4.7 million as of 2014.


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