Central African Republic
Central African Republic
Central African Republic sits in Middle Africa and uses XAF - Central African CFA franc (Fr). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Bangui
Population
5.5M
Area
623K km2
Population
5.5M
5,513,282 people
Area
623K km2
622,984 square kilometers
Density
9/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Bangui
4.37, 18.58
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Central African Republic, officially listed here as Central African Republic, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Central African Republic, CF, CAF, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Central African Republic is grouped under Africa, more specifically Middle Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 5,513,282 people and a land area of 622,984 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 9 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 7, 21, while the capital coordinate reference is 4.37, 18.58. Central African Republic shares listed land borders with CMR, TCD, COD, COG, SSD, SDN, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Bangui (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Bangui, Bimbo, Berbérati, Carnot and Bambari. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Central African Republic, capital of Central African Republic, and major urban areas in Central African Republic. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Central African Republic uses calling code +236, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+01:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists XAF - Central African CFA franc (Fr), while language records include French and Sango. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as RCA. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 43 for 2021.
How to use this profile
This Central African Republic profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
CF / CAF
Top-level domains
.cf
Continents
Africa
Border countries
CMR, TCD, COD, COG, SSD, SDN
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
RCA
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Central African Republic is represented by the CF country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Bangui
Bangui
889,231
primary
#2
Bimbo
Ombella-Mpoko
124,176
admin
#3
Berbérati
Mambéré-Kadéï
76,918
admin
#4
Carnot
Mambéré-Kadéï
45,421
City
#5
Bambari
Ouaka
41,356
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+236
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Languages
French, Sango
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
43
2021