Central African Republic

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Central African Republic is a country. The capital city is Bangui, located in the Middle Africa region of Africa. It has a land area of 622,980 km², a population of 5,152,421 people and uses the currency Central African CFA franc. The President is Faustin-Archange Touadéra.

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The Central African Republic Has A National Ballet, And It's Doing Important Work

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2025-04-12

The Bright Side: Ballet company preserves traditional dance forms in Central African Republic

Read on: France 24

2025-04-06

Thousands rally against Russian Wagner mercenaries in Central African Republic

Read on: ABC News

2025-04-04

UN chief strongly condemns killing of Kenyan peacekeeper in Central African Republic

Read on: Global Issues

2025-03-31

Kenyan UN peacekeeper killed in an ambush in the Central African Republic, spokesperson says

Read on: The Star

2025-03-29

Central African Republic: On the road to reconciliation in Bangassou

Read on: France 24

2025-03-07

UN report reveals brutal attacks targeting Muslims, refugees in Central African Republic

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2025-03-06

Wife and children of warlord Joseph Kony return to Uganda from Central African Republic

Read on: The Washington Times

2025-02-26

Key facts

currency: Central African CFA franc
capital city: Bangui
region: Middle Africa
continent: Africa
land area: 622,980 km²
population: 5,152,421 people
political leader: Faustin-Archange Touadéra (President)

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expense: 11.66 % of GDP
GDP: 2,555,492,085.25 current US$
inflation: 2.98 annual %
self-employed workers: 94.54 % of total employment
tax revenue: 8.21 % of GDP
unemployment: 5.88 % of total labor force
vulnerable employment: 93.32 % of total employment
armed forces personnel: 10,000 people
democracy score: 1.52
democracy type: Authoritarian
internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence: 512,000 people
individuals using the Internet: 7.51 % of population
military expenditure: 2.29 % of GDP
net migration: -14,682 people
press freedom: 1.65
proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 12.86 %
birth rate: 42.34 per 1,000 people
death rate: 11.00 per 1,000 people
health expenditure per capita: 42.93 current US$
health expenditure: 9.07 % of GDP
incidence of HIV: 1.57 per 1,000 uninfected population
hospital beds: 1.00 per 1,000 people
life expectancy at birth: 54
suicide mortality rate: 12.30 per 100,000 population
agricultural land: 49,100.00 km²
carbon dioxide emissions (CO2): 0.37 Mt of CO2 equivalent
access to electricity: 15.70 % of population
fertility rate: 5.92 births per woman
forest area: 222,430 km²
greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6): 12.50 Mt of CO2 equivalent
median age: 10.30
methane emissions: 7.65 Mt of CO2 equivalent
nitrous oxide emissions: 4.06 Mt of CO2 equivalent
female population: 2,684,793 people
male population: 2,467,628 people
renewable energy consumption: 90.90 % of total final energy consumption
rural land area: 622,165.08 km²
rural population: 2,905,244 people
urban land area: 535.38 km²
urban population: 2,247,177 people
urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 0.00 % of total population

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