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Central African Republic

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The Central African Republic is a landlocked country in the heart of Africa, bordered by six countries including Chad, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It gained independence from France on 13 August 1960. Despite substantial natural resources including uranium, gold, diamonds and timber, it ranks among the world's poorest nations and has faced significant political instability, including ongoing conflict. Its capital is Bangui.

Facts
Capital
Bangui 2
Population
5,513,282 2
2025 estimate; population figures for the Central African Republic are uncertain given ongoing conflict and the lack of a recent complete census.
Population Estimate Year
2025 2
Area (sq km)
622,984 2
Independence or Founding Year
1960 2
The Central African Republic gained independence from France on 13 August 1960.
Landlocked
Yes 3
Income Group
Low 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Central African Republic

Cities

Connections

Associated With

Bangui, Cities
Source Bangui (Wikipedia)
Source Congo Basin (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Republic of the Congo
South Sudan, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: South Sudan

Borders

Cameroon, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Central African Republic
Chad, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Central African Republic
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Central African Republic
Sudan, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Central African Republic

Has Capital

Bangui, Cities
Source Bangui (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

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Nationals Include

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Source Léonie Yangba Zowe (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
is a filmmaker from the Central African Republic

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Source Faustin-Archange Touadéra (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Faustin-Archange Touadéra (French: [fostɛ̃ aʁkɑ̃ʒ twadeʁa]; born 21 April 1957) is a Central African politician and mathematician who has been president of the Central African Republic since March 2016, and was previously its prime minister from 2008 to 2013.

Origin Of

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Source Wikidata: Jean-Bédel Bokassa

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Location Of

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Source Wikipedia: Central African Bush WarInfobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Central African Republic

Site Of

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Found There

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Source Coffee Wilt Disease (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
In 1927, coffee wilt disease (CWD) was first observed in the Central African Republic where it developed slowly and went on to cause two epidemics between the 1930s and the 1960s.

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Source Wikidata: Congo Craton

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Source Wikidata: Gbaya languages

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Source Central African Republic 2016 Constitution, judicial power, Constitute ProjectArticle 107, justice rendered in the Central African Republic by the Court of Cassation
Quote, Article 107, justice rendered in the Central African Republic by the Court of Cassation
Justice is rendered on the territory of the Central African Republic in the name of the Central African People by the Court of Cassation, the Council of State, the Court of Accounts, the Tribunal of Conflicts, [and] the Courts and Tribunals.

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Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros abae (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Central African Republic
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Central African Republic
Cameroon · Central African Republic · Cote d'Ivoire

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Source African groove-toothed rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
found in Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda

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Source African smoky mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
it occurs in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Triaenops afer (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Central African Republic · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Djibouti · Ethiopia · Kenya · Malawi · Mozambique · Republic of the Congo · Somalia · Tanzania · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Gabon?

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Source Bay duiker (Wikipedia)Habitat and distribution
Quote, Habitat and distribution
The bay duiker is native to several countries in western and southern Africa: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo.

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Source Beaded wood mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Uganda.

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Source Bini free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat
Quote, Range and habitat
The Bini free-tailed bat has been documented in the following countries: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, and Uganda.

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Source Blue duiker (Wikipedia)Habitat and distribution
Quote, Habitat and distribution
This duiker can be found in several countries in the western, southern and eastern parts of Africa: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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Source Bohor reedbuck (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
The bohor reedbuck is native to Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.

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Source Brockman's rock mouse (Wikipedia)Range sentence
Quote, Range sentence
It is found in Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

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Source Central African oyan (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
The Central African oyan is endemic to Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo east to the Albertine Rift.

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Source Central African potto (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
This species ranges from Nigeria east to the Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of the Congo, and south to Angola.

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Source Central chimpanzee (Wikipedia)Lead and Habitat, where it lives
Quote, Lead and Habitat, where it lives
in the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, the Cabinda exclave of Angola, southeast Nigeria

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Source Common rufous-nosed rat (Wikipedia)Range
Quote, Range
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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Source Congo gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of rodent found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and possibly Uganda.

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Source Crested mona monkey (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
Western central Africa from the Cross River in Nigeria and southern Cameroon south to Cabinda, Angola, including Bioko Island, and east into the Central African Republic, eastern Congo and the northern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Doryrhina cyclops (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Central African Republic
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Central African Republic
Cameroon · Central African Republic · Cote d'Ivoire

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Source Dalton's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Togo.

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Source De Brazza's monkey (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
De Brazza's monkeys range across the swamps, bamboo and dry mountain forests of Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, South Sudan, Nigeria and Uganda

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Source Duke of Abruzzi's free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead, range central-african-republic
Quote, Lead, range central-african-republic
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, South Sudan, and Uganda.

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Source East African potto (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
This species ranges from the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo east to western Kenya.

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Source Eastern chimpanzee (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is native to the Central African Republic, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania.

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Source Eastern rainforest grammomys (Wikipedia)Lead, Central African Republic
Quote, Lead, Central African Republic
The eastern rainforest grammomys is distributed in the Congo Basin in the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the forest patches of western Uganda, and possibly the Republic of Congo.

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Source Fire-bellied brush-furred rat (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon

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Source Flat-headed kusimanse (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
a range extending from southern Benin and southern Nigeria via Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea to the Central African Republic and the northwest of the Republic of the Congo

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Source Forest giant squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The forest giant squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri) or Stanger's squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.

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Source Franquet's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Central African Republic
Quote, Distribution, Central African Republic
Specifically, it is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and possibly Zambia.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Central African Republic (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Bangui
  • Article text
    At 622,984 square kilometres (240,535 sq mi), the Central African Republic is the world's 44th-largest country.
  • Demographics section, 2025
    5,513,282 (121st)
  • Article text
    After gaining independence from France in 1960, the CAR was ruled by a series of autocratic leaders, including Jean-Bédel Bokassa who changed the country's name to the Central African Empire and ruled as a monarch from 1976 to 1979.
  • Lead section
    The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the south, the Republic of the Congo to the southwest, and Cameroon to the west.
View the Source
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Central African Republic
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    0 km (landlocked)
  • Government, Government type
    presidential republic
  • Borders: Cameroon, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Cameroon 901 km
  • Borders: Chad, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Chad 1556 km
  • Borders: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,747 km, Republic of the Congo 487 km
  • Borders: Sudan, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Sudan 174 km
View the Source
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record CAF, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record CAF, incomeLevel
"name": "Central African Republic", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LIC", "iso2code": "XM", "value": "Low income" }
View the Source
Wikidata: Central African Republic
Wikidata Q929, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Bangui (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Bangui, Infobox, Country
    Central African Republic
  • Has Capital: Bangui, Lead section
    the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic
View the Source
Congo Basin (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Congo Basin, Description section, countries list
Quote, Associated With: The Congo Basin, Description section, countries list
Countries wholly or partially in the Congo region: Angola, Gabon, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia.
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Wikidata: Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve
Encompasses: Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Aouk Aoukale Faunal Reserve
Encompasses: Aouk Aoukale Faunal Reserve, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Nana Barya Faunal Reserve
Encompasses: Nana Barya Faunal Reserve, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: South Sudan
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: South Sudan, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: South Sudan, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Central African Republic 1,055 km
View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Republic of the Congo
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Republic of the Congo, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Republic of the Congo, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Central African Republic 487 km
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