| COUNTRY FACTS: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | |
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| Name(official): | Central African Republic |
| Name(short): | None |
| Capital City: | Bangiu |
| Location: | Central Afrca Click to enlarge
 Map of Central African Republic |
| Coordinate: | 7 00 N, 21 00 E |
| Independence: | (From France) August 13th; 1960. |
| President: | Francois BOZIZE (President) Elie DOTE (Prime Minister) |
| Type of Government: | Republic |
| Total Area: | 622 984sq.km. |
| Population: | 4 303 356 |
| People: | Baya 33%, Banda 27%, Mandjia 13%, Sara 10%, Mboum 7%, M'Baka 4%, Yakoma 4%, other 2%. |
| Religion: | indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15% note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority. |
| Languages: | French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages. |
| Literacy: | 51%total, 63.3%male, 39.9%female (2003 est.) |
| Currency: | Communaute Financiere Africaine Franc (1CFAF =100centimes) |
| GDP(per capita): | $1 100 (2005 est.) |
| Arable Land: | 3.1% |
| Agriculture: | cotton, coffee, tobacco, manioc (tapioca), yams, millet, corn, bananas; timber. |
| Natural resources: | diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower. |
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| International Phone Code: | +236 |
ECONOMY: BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT
- Tourism:
MAJOR CITIES
Bangui, Bambari, Bimbo, Berberati, Carnot, Bossangoa.
NEWS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- United Nations
- African Union
- CEN-SAD
- ECCAS
- NEPAD
GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
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.