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{{Infobox country
| native_name = ''République centrafricaine'' ''Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka''
| conventional_long_name = Central African Republic
| common_name = the Central African Republic
| image_flag = Flag of the Central African Republic.svg
| image_coat = Coat of arms of the Central African Republic.svg
| symbol_type = [[Coat of Arms of the Central African Republic|Coat of Arms]]
| image_map = Central African Republic (orthographic projection).svg
| national_motto = ''"Unité, Dignité, Travail"''{{spaces|2}}([[French language|French]]) "Unity, Dignity, Work"
| national_anthem = ''[[La Renaissance]]''{{spaces|2}}(French) ''E Zingo''{{spaces|2}}([[Sango]]) ''The Renaissance'' 
| official_languages = [[African French|French]] Sango
| ethnic_groups = {{nowrap|33% [[Gbaya people|Baya]] 27% [[Banda people|Banda]] 13% [[Mandja people|Mandjia]] 10% [[Sara people|Sara]] 7% Mboum 4% [[M'Baka people|M'Baka]] 4% [[Yakoma people|Yakoma]] 2% other}}
| demonym = Central African
| capital = [[Bangui]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|4|22|N|18|35|E|type:city}}
| largest_city = Bangui
| government_type = [[Republic]]
| leader_title1 = [[List of heads of state of the Central African Republic|President]]
| leader_name1 = [[Faustin-Archange Touadéra]]<ref name="nyt">{{cite web|last=Benn|first=Margaux|title=Newly Elected Central African Republic Leader Faces Hard Realities|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/22/world/africa/newly-elected-central-african-republic-leader-faces-hard-realities.html|work=New York Times|accessdate=10 December 2016|date=21 February 2016}}</ref>
| leader_title2 = [[Heads of government of the Central African Republic (and Central African Empire)|Prime Minister]]
| leader_name2 = [[Félix Moloua]]
| legislature = [[National Assembly (Central African Republic)|National Assembly]] {{small|(''suspended'')}}
| sovereignty_type = [[Independence]]
| established_event1 = from [[France]]
| established_date1 = 13 August 1960
| area_km2 = 622,984
| area_rank = 44th 
| area_sq_mi = 240,534 
| percent_water = 0
| population_estimate = {{UN_Population|Central African Republic}}{{UN_Population|ref}}
| population_census = 3,895,139<ref>{{cite web|url=http://countrymeters.info/en/Central_African_Republic|title=Live Central African Republic population (2017). Current population of Central African Republic — Countrymeters|last=countrymeters.info|website=countrymeters.info|access-date=24 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601215515/http://countrymeters.info/en/Central_African_Republic|archive-date=1 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
| population_estimate_year = {{UN_Population|Year}}
| population_estimate_rank = 119th
| population_census_year = 2003
| population_density_km2 = 7.1
| population_density_sq_mi = 18.4 
| population_density_rank = 221st
| GDP_PPP = $4.262 billion<ref name=imf2>{{cite web |url=https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2019/02/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=105&pr.y=1&sy=2017&ey=2023&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=626&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC&grp=0&a=|title=Central African Republic |publisher=[[International Monetary Fund]] |access-date= 24 August 2020}}</ref>
| GDP_PPP_year = 2019
| GDP_PPP_rank = 162nd
| GDP_PPP_per_capita = $823<ref name=imf2/>
| GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 184th
| GDP_nominal = $2.321 billion<ref name=imf2/>
| GDP_nominal_rank = 163th
| GDP_nominal_year = 2019
| GDP_nominal_per_capita = $448<ref name=imf2/>
| GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = 181st
| Gini = 56.3 
| Gini_year = 2008
| Gini_change = 
| Gini_ref = <ref name="wb-gini">{{cite web |url=http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI/ |title=Gini Index |publisher=World Bank |access-date=2 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209003326/http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI |archive-date=9 February 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Gini_rank = 28th
| HDI = 0.397 
| HDI_year = 2019
| HDI_change = increase 
| HDI_ref = <ref name="UNHDR">{{cite book|title=Human Development Report 2020 The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene|date=15 December 2020|publisher=United Nations Development Programme|isbn=978-92-1-126442-5|pages=343–346|url=http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/hdr2020.pdf|access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref>
| HDI_rank = 188th
| currency = [[Central African CFA franc]]
| currency_code = XAF
| time_zone = [[West Africa Time|WAT]]
| utc_offset = +1
| time_zone_DST = not observed
| utc_offset_DST = +1
| drives_on = right<ref>[http://www.brianlucas.ca/roadside/ Which side of the road do they drive on?]Brian Lucas. August 2005. Retrieved 2009-01-28. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070723194705/http://www.brianlucas.ca/roadside/ |date=2007-07-23 }}</ref>
| cctld = [[.cf]]
| calling_code = 236
}}
The '''Central African Republic''' ('''CAR''') ({{lang-fr|République centrafricaine}}, {{IPA-fr|ʁepyblik sɑ̃tʁafʁikɛn|pron}}, or ''Centrafrique'' {{IPA|[sɑ̃tʀafʀik]}}; Sango ''Ködörösêse'' ''tî Bêafrîka''), is a [[landlocked]] country in [[Africa|Central Africa]]. It is mostly a [[plateau]] or high, flat piece of land about 941 metres above the sea. The CAR covers a land area of about {{convert|620,000|km2 |sqmi}}, and has an estimated population of about 4.4 million as of 2008. [[Bangui]] is the [[capital city]].

==Background==
There are thick forests in the south, and these are home to rare [[gorilla]]s. This part of Africa also has [[Pygmies]].

Other important towns are [[Bouar]], [[Zinga]], and [[Ouadda]]. Its southern border is the [[Ubangi River]]. There are 3.8 million people in the C.A.R. Most of them belong to the [[Banda people|Banda]] and [[Baya]] tribes. The main language is [[French language|French]] but some people speak the national language of [[Sango language|Sango]].

The people mostly grow their own food, but sometimes droughts (long spells without any rain) make this difficult. The C.A.R. also has [[diamond]] and [[uranium]] mines. It sells these, as well as [[cotton]], [[coffee]], and timber to other countries to make money.

The currency used is the CFA Franc - 1 US Dollar is worth 590.3 CFA Francs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?From=XOF&To=USD|title=XE: Convert XOF/USD. Communauté Financière Africaine (BCEAO) Franc to United States Dollar|website=www.xe.com|accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref>

The country was ruled by [[France]] until 1960 when it became independent.

The country has not been very stable since then, with multiple [[Civil war|wars with itself]], and [[corruption]].

In April 2022, the country made [[bitcoin]] a [[legal tender]], becoming the second country in the world to adopt the cryptocurrency.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-61248809|title=Bitcoin becomes official currency in Central African Republic |date=27 April 2022|accessdate=27 April 2022|work=BBC News}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Ubangi river near Bangui.jpg|thumb|left|alt=|[[Ubangi River]] on the outskirts of [[Bangui]].]]
The Central African Republic is a [[landlocked]] nation. It is bordered by the countries of [[Cameroon]], [[Chad]], [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] and the [[Republic of the Congo]].

Much of the Central African Republic is flat, or rolling plateau [[savanna]]. It is typically about {{convert|500|m|ft|0}} above sea level. Most of the northern half is in the [[World Wildlife Fund]]'s East Sudanian savanna [[ecoregion]]. In the northeast are the Fertit Hills. There are scattered hills in the southwest part of the country. To the northwest is the Yade Massif, a [[granite]] plateau with an altitude of {{convert|1,143|ft|m|0}}.

At {{convert|622,941|km2|sqmi|0}}, the Central African Republic is the world's 42nd-largest country. It is about the size of [[Ukraine]], and is somewhat smaller than the US state of [[Texas]].

Much of the southern border is formed by tributaries of the [[Congo River]]. The [[Mbomou River]] in the east merges with the [[Uele River]] to form the [[Ubangi River]]. In the west, the [[Sangha River]] flows through part of the country. The eastern border is along the edge of the [[Nile River]] [[drainage basin|watershed]].

Forest covers up to 8% of the land. The densest parts are in the south. The forest is highly diverse. It includes commercially important [[species]] of [[Ayous]], [[Sapele|Sapelli]] and [[Sipo (timber)|Sipo]].<ref>[http://www.forestsmonitor.org/en/reports/540539 Sold Down the River (English) March 2001] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413014533/http://www.forestsmonitor.org/en/reports/540539|date=2010-04-13}}, [[Forests Monitor]]</ref> The deforestation rate is 0.4% per year, and lumber [[poach]]ing is commonplace.<ref>[http://carpe.umd.edu/resources/Documents/THE_FORESTS_OF_THE_CONGO_BASIN_State_of_the_Forest_2006.pdf/view The Forests of the Congo Basin: State of the Forest 2006] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220052802/http://carpe.umd.edu/resources/Documents/THE_FORESTS_OF_THE_CONGO_BASIN_State_of_the_Forest_2006.pdf/view |date=2011-02-20 }}. CARPE 13-July-07</ref>

==Prefectures==

The Central African Republic is divided into 14 administrative [[prefecture]]s. There are also 2 economic prefectures and one [[autonomous]] [[commune]]. The prefectures are further divided into 71 sub-prefectures.

The prefectures of the Central African Republic are:
{{div col}}
* [[Bamingui-Bangoran]]
* [[Basse-Kotto]]
* [[Haute-Kotto]]
* [[Haut-Mbomou]]
* [[Kémo]]
* [[Lobaye]]
* [[Mambéré-Kadéï]]
* [[Mbomou]]
* [[Nana-Mambéré]]
* [[Ombella-M'Poko]]
* [[Ouaka]]
* [[Ouham]]
* [[Ouham-Pendé]]
* [[Vakaga]]
{{div col end}}

The two economic prefectures are [[Nana-Grébizi]] and [[Sangha-Mbaéré]]. The commune is [[Bangui]].

==Cities==
[[File:Bangui Shopping District.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Bangui]] City Centre]]
The largest cities in the Central African Republic are:
#[[Bangui]] - 622,771 (census 2006)
#[[Bimbo, Central African Republic|Bimbo]] - 124,176
#[[Berbérati]] - 76,918
#[[Carnot, Central African Republic|Carnot]] - 45,421
#[[Bambari]] - 41,356
#[[Bouar]] - 40,303
#[[Bossangoa]] - 36,478
#[[Bria]] - 35,204
#[[Bangassou]] - 31,553
#[[Nola, Central African Republic|Nola]] - 29,181

==Related pages==
* [[Central African Republic at the Olympics|The Central African Republic at the Olympics]]
* [[Central African Republic national football team]]
* [[Food of the Central African Republic]]
* [[List of rivers of the Central African Republic]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Other websites==
* [http://www.pygmies.org/ Pygmy people] Hunter-gatherer peoples from the Central African rain forest
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* {{Wikivoyage-inline}}

{{Geographic Location
| Centre = Central African Republic
| North = [[Chad]]
| Northeast = [[Sudan]]
| East = [[South Sudan]]
| Southeast = [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
| South = [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
| Southwest = [[Republic of the Congo]]
| West = [[Cameroon]]
| Northwest = [[Cameroon]]
}}
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