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Central African Republic

7.0N 21.0E · 26 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE FROM FRANCE · 13 AUGUST 1960
▼ PULL DOWN TO EXTRACT THE CORE
2012 – present · Séléka, Anti-balaka and a Fragile Peace
5 EVENTS
24 March 2013 · Séléka captures Bangui 2 REFS
December 2013 · Sectarian civil war erupts 2 REFS
1965 – 2003 · Bokassa and the Age of Coups
6 EVENTS
1 January 1966 · Bokassa seizes power 2 REFS
4 December 1977 · Coronation of Emperor Bokassa I 2 REFS
1910 – 1960 · French Equatorial Africa to Independence
7 EVENTS
28 September 1949 · Boganda founds MESAN 3 REFS
29 March 1959 · Death of Boganda 3 REFS
1887 – 1920 · Conquest and the Concession Regime
3 EVENTS
1889 · France founds Bangui 2 REFS
1899–1927 · Concessionary companies take over 3 REFS
c. 1700 – 1894 · Zande States and the Slave Trade
3 EVENTS
18th century · Zande and Bandia kingdoms expand 3 REFS
1890 · Al-Zubayr installs al-Sanusi at Dar al-Kuti 3 REFS
c. 3500 BCE – 17th century CE · Megaliths and Early Peoples
2 EVENTS
c. 3500–2700 BCE · The megaliths of Bouar are raised 3 REFS
c. 1st millennium BCE · Ironworking and migration 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Bangui
Population
5.6 m
Area
622,984 km²
Region
Middle Africa
Languages
French, Sango
Currency
Central African CFA franc (Fr)
Demonym
Central African
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$3.1 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$556’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
4.5%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
1.0%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
52.9%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
5.5 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
57.7 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
44.6%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
6.0’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
42.4%’19 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
33.9’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
34.6’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
20.7’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
34.9’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
27.5’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
21.3’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
10.7%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
0.07’23 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
89.7’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
41.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
6.2%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
42.4%’19 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
1.8%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
96.8%’16 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
15.8%’17 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
2.8%’12 WB-UNESCO

Technology

Internet users
13.8%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
39’22 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
8.3%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
622,980 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
35.7%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
9.1%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
0.1’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
90.9%’22 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
10.3%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.8%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
9.5%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
18.2%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
2.5%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$71 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
10,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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