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Central African Republic

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Region

Africa

Capital

Bangui

Population

4,829,764

Area

622,984 km²

General Information

Common Name: Central African Republic
Official Name: Central African Republic
Sub-region: Middle Africa
Status: Officially-assigned
Independent: Yes
UN Member: Yes
Landlocked: Yes

Native Names

FRA:
  • Official: République centrafricaine
  • Common: République centrafricaine
SAG:
  • Official: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka
  • Common: Bêafrîka

Languages

French Sango

Currencies

XAF:
  • Name: Central African CFA franc
  • Symbol: Fr

Bordering Countries

CMR TCD COD COG SSD SDN

Timezones

UTC+01:00

Name of the Country in Different Languages

ARA:
  • Official: جمهورية أفريقيا الوسطى
  • Common: جمهورية أفريقيا الوسطى
BRE:
  • Official: Republik Kreizafrikan
  • Common: Republik Kreizafrikan
CES:
  • Official: Středoafrická republika
  • Common: Středoafrická republika
CYM:
  • Official: Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica
  • Common: Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica
DEU:
  • Official: Zentralafrikanische Republik
  • Common: Zentralafrikanische Republik
EST:
  • Official: Kesk-Aafrika Vabariik
  • Common: Kesk-Aafrika Vabariik
FIN:
  • Official: Keski-Afrikan tasavalta
  • Common: Keski-Afrikan tasavalta
FRA:
  • Official: République centrafricaine
  • Common: République centrafricaine
HRV:
  • Official: Centralna Afrička Republika
  • Common: Srednjoafrička Republika
HUN:
  • Official: Közép-afrikai Köztársaság
  • Common: Közép-afrikai Köztársaság
ITA:
  • Official: Repubblica Centrafricana
  • Common: Repubblica Centrafricana
JPN:
  • Official: 中央アフリカ共和国
  • Common: 中央アフリカ共和国
KOR:
  • Official: 중앙아프리카 공화국
  • Common: 중앙아프리카 공화국
NLD:
  • Official: Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek
  • Common: Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek
PER:
  • Official: جمهوری آفریقای مرکزی
  • Common: جمهوری آفریقای مرکزی
POL:
  • Official: Republika Środkowoafrykańska
  • Common: Republika Środkowoafrykańska
POR:
  • Official: República Centro-Africano
  • Common: República Centro-Africana
RUS:
  • Official: Центрально-Африканская Республика
  • Common: Центральноафриканская Республика
SLK:
  • Official: Stredoafrická republika
  • Common: Stredoafrická republika
SPA:
  • Official: República Centroafricana
  • Common: República Centroafricana
SRP:
  • Official: Централноафричка Република
  • Common: Централноафричка Република
SWE:
  • Official: Centralafrikanska republiken
  • Common: Centralafrikanska republiken
TUR:
  • Official: Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti
  • Common: Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti
URD:
  • Official: وسطی افریقی جمہوریہ
  • Common: وسطی افریقی جمہوریہ
ZHO:
  • Official: 中非共和国
  • Common: 中非共和国
Location Map

Coordinates: 7.0000°, 21.0000°

Current Weather

26°C

Bangui

Humidity 34%
Wind Speed 15 km/h
Data from Open-Meteo
Exchange Rates

Base Currency: XAF
Last updated: Mar 2, 2026

XAF/USD 0.0018
XAF/EUR 0.0015
XAF/GBP 0.0013
XAF/JPY 0.2800
XAF/CAD 0.0025
XAF/AUD 0.0025
XAF/CHF 0.0014
XAF/CNY 0.0123
Data from ExchangeRate-API
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Coordinates

Latitude:

Longitude: 21°

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