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📍 Essential Info
CapitalBangui
TimezoneUTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population5.8M
LanguagesFrench (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages
Governmentpresidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.cf
Internet Users8%
GDP per Capita$1,100
🌍 Geography
LocationCentral Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Size Comparisonslightly smaller than Texas; about four times the size of Georgia
Climatetropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers
Terrainvast, flat to rolling plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsBaya 28.8%, Banda 22.9%, Mandjia 9.9%, Sara 7.9%, M'Baka-Bantu 7.9%, Arab-Fulani (Peuhl) 6%, Mbum 6%, Ngbanki 5.5%, Zande-Nzakara 3%, other Central Af...
ReligionsRoman Catholic 34.6%, Protestant 15.7%, other Christian 22.9%, Muslim 13.8%, ethnic religionist 12%, Baha'i 0.2%, agnostic/atheist 0.7% (2020 est.)
Median Age20.6 years
Life Expectancy56.4 years
National HolidayRepublic Day, 1 December (1958)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook