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| Country |
: |
Central African Republic |
| Capital |
: |
Bangui |
| Total Area |
: |
240,535.47 sq mi
622,984.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than
Texas) |
| Population |
: |
3,576,884 (July 2001 est.)
note: estimates for this country
explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this
can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates,
lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population
by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
: |
6,369,257 |
| Languages |
: |
French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national
language), Arabic, Hunsa, Swahili |
| Literacy |
: |
60.0% total, 68.5% male, 52.4% female (1995
est.) |
| Religions |
: |
Indigenous beliefs 24%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%,
Muslim 15%, other 11% |
| Life Expectancy |
: |
42.17 male, 45.48 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
: |
Republic |
| Currency |
: |
1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) = 100
centimes |
| GDP (per capita) |
: |
$1,700 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
: |
Diamond mining, sawmills, breweries, textiles, footwear,
assembly of bicycles and motorcycles |
| Agriculture |
: |
Cotton, coffee, tobacco, manioc (tapioca), yams, millet, corn,
bananas; timber |
| Arable Land |
: |
3% |
| Natural Resources |
: |
Diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower |
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