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Central African Republic

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Background :

The former French colony of Ubangi-Shari became the Central African Republic upon independence in 1960. After three tumultuous decades of misrule - mostly by military governments - civilian rule was established in 1993 and lasted for one decade. President Ange-Felix PATASSE's civilian government was plagued by unrest, and in March 2003 he was deposed in a military coup led by General Francois BOZIZE, who established a transitional government. Though the government has the tacit support of civil society groups and the main parties, a wide field of candidates contested the municipal, legislative, and presidential elections held in March and May of 2005 in which General BOZIZE was affirmed as president. The government still does not fully control the countryside, where pockets of lawlessness persist. Unrest in neighboring nations, Chad, Sudan, and the DRC, continues to affect stability in the Central African Republic as well. 

Location :

Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

7 00 N, 21 00 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 14.42
North 11.01
East 27.46
South 2.22

Area :

total 622 984 square km
land 622 984 square km
water 0 square km

Land boundaries :

total 5 203 km
Cameroon (cm) 797 km
Chad (td) 1 197 km
Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 577 km
Republic of the Congo 467 km
Sudan (sd) 1 165 km

Coastline :

0.00 km

Climate :

tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers 

Terrain :

vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 335 metres
highest point 1 420 metres

Natural resources :

diamonds gold
hydropower oil
timber uranium

Land use :

arable land 3.10 %
permanent crops 0.15 %
other 96.75 %

Irrigated land :

20 square km

Natural hazards :

floods harmattan winds

current issues :

tap water is not potable; poaching has diminished the country's reputation as one of the last great wildlife refuges; desertification; deforestation 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Hazardous Wastes
Law of the Sea Ozone Layer Protection
Tropical Timber 94 Wetlands

Population :

4 511 488 

Indicators :

Growth rate 1.49 %
Birth rate 32.75 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 4.14 children born/woman
Death rate 17.84 deaths/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 40.90 %
15-64 years 55.00 %
65 years and over 4.10 %

Median age :

total 18.80 years
male 18.50 years
female 19.10 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.63 male(s)/female
total population 0.98 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 80.62 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 44.47 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 44.40 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 44.54 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 6.30 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 160 000
HIV-AIDS deaths 11 000

Religions :

indigenous beliefs 35.00 %
Protestant 25.00 %
Roman Catholic 25.00 %
Muslim 15.00 %

Languages :

French  
Sangho  

Literacy :

total population 48.60 %
male 64.80 %
female 33.50 %

Country name :

conventional long form Central African Republic
local long form Republique Centrafricaine
former Ubangi-Shari, Central African Empire

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 CF
ISO Numeric 140
ISO3 CAF
FIPS CT
ccTLD cf
English Central African Republic

Administrative divisions :

14 prefectures (prefectures, singular - prefecture), 2 economic prefectures* (prefectures economiques, singular - prefecture economique), and 1 commune**; Bamingui-Bangoran, Bangui**, Basse-Kotto, Haute-Kotto, Haut-Mbomou, Kemo, Lobaye, Mambere-Kadei, Mbomou, Nana-Grebizi*, Nana-Mambere, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha-Mbaere*, Vakaga 

Capital :

name Bangui
geographic coordinates 4 22 N, 18 35 E
time difference 1.00

International organization participation :

ACCT ACP
AU AfDB
BDEAC CEMAC
FAO FZ
G-77 IAEA
IBRD ICAO
ICCt ICRM
IDA IFAD
IFC IFRCS
ILO IMF
IOC ITSO
ITU ITUC
Interpol MIGA
NAM OIC (observer)
OIF OPCW
UN UNCTAD
UNESCO UNIDO
UNWTO UPU
WCO WFTU
WHO WIPO
WMO WTO

Independence :

1960-08-13 

National holiday :

Republic Day

1958-12-01

Executive branch :

President Francois BOZIZE Prime Minister Faustin-Archange TOUADERA

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 3 299 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 1 983 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate 2.40 %
PPP - per capita 700 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 55.00 %
industry 20.00 %
services 25.00 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 1 926 000 people
Unemployment rate 8.00 %
Distribution of family income - Gini index 61.30
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 0.90 %
Current account balance - 77 000 000 $
Debt external 1 153 000 000 $
Military expenditures 1.10 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 2.10 %
highest 10% 33.00 %

Budget :

revenues 334 000 000 $
expenditures 362 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

bananas cassava
coffee corn
cotton millet
timber timber
tobacco yams

Industries :

assembly of bicycles and motorcycles brewing
footwear gold and diamond mining
logging textiles

Energy :

Electricity Production 115 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 107 000 000 kWh
Oil Consumption 2 000 bbl/day
Oil Imports 2 203 bbl/day

Value :

146 700 000 $

Commodities :

coffee cotton
diamonds timber
tobacco

Value :

237 300 000 $

Partners :

South Korea 20.20 %
France (fr) 13.60 %
Cameroon (cm) 7.70 %
Netherlands (nl) 5.70 %
United States (us) 5.30 %

Commodities :

chemicals electrical equipment
food machinery
motor vehicles petroleum products
pharmaceuticals textiles

Currency-name :

Communaute Financiere Africaine franc 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 12 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 154 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 5
Television broadcast stations 1
Internet Country code (ccTLD) cf
Internet Hosts 21
Internet Users 19 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 2
Roadways - total 24 307 km
Waterways 2 800 km

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