🚩 Flag of Central African Republic • live waving render
Africa — Middle Africa
UN Member
Independent
Landlocked
Drives right
🇨🇫 Central African Republic
Central African Republic
aka République centrafricaine — endonym
6.5M
Population
World #110
622,984 km²
Land Area
World #44
$2.9 billion
GDP (USD)
World #163
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Did You Know?
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Central African Republic is the world's #110 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #44 globally by land area — covering about 0.42% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 6 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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It is a landlocked country — no coastline touches any ocean.
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2 languages are officially recognised here.
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Its economy ranks #163 worldwide with a GDP of $2.9 billion USD.
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Population density is 10.4 people per km² — world rank #222.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Bangui
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Phone Code
+236
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Internet TLD
.cf
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Nationality
Central African
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
CF / CAF / 140
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Coordinates
7.00°, 21.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$2.9 billion USD
World rank #163 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$453
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
10.4 /km²
World density rank #222
Fr
Central African CFA franc
XAF • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
6,470,307
World rank #110 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
2
French • Sango
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Demonym
Central African
What its people are called
🗣️ French
🗣️ Sango
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
622,984 km²
0.42% of Earth's landmass • World #44
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Land Borders
6 countries
⛰️ Landlocked — no coastline
Timezones (1)
UTC+01:00
Africa/Bangui
WAT — West Africa Time
“Central African Republic” Around the World
ara
جمهورية أفريقيا الوسطى
bre
Republik Kreizafrikan
ces
Středoafrická republika
deu
Zentralafrikanische Republik
est
Kesk-Aafrika Vabariik
fin
Keski-Afrikan tasavalta
fra
République centrafricaine
hrv
Srednjoafrička Republika
Centralna Afrička Republika
hun
Közép-afrikai Köztársaság
ita
Repubblica Centrafricana
jpn
中央アフリカ
中央アフリカ共和国
kor
중앙아프리카 공화국
nld
Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek
per
جمهوری آفریقای مرکزی
pol
Republika Środkowoafrykańska
por
República Centro-Africana
República Centro-Africano
rus
Центральноафриканская Республика
Центрально-Африканская Республика
slk
Stredoafrická republika
spa
República Centroafricana
srp
Centralnoafrička Republika
swe
Centralafrikanska republiken
tur
Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti
urd
وسطی افریقی جمہوریہ
zho
中非共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
CF
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ISO Alpha-3
CAF
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
140
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Status
officially-assigned
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WikiData ID
Q929
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Also Spelled As
CF • Central African Republic • République centrafricaine
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