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Central African Republic

Middle Africa

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

Bambari

Central African Republic

Bangui

Central African Republic

Berberati

Central African Republic

Bossangoa

Central African Republic

Bouar

Central African Republic
Connections

Associated With

Bangui, Cities
Source Bangui (Wikipedia)
Central Africa, Regions
The Congo Basin, Landforms
Source Congo Basin (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Republic of the Congo, Countries
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
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Countries
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

Chari River, Bodies of Water
Ubangi River, Bodies of Water
In the Other Atlases

Nationals Include

Léonie Yangba Zowe

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a national of this subject.

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

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

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

Jean-Bédel Bokassa

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Jean-Bédel Bokassa
Laurent Gomina-Pampali

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Location Of

Central African Bush War

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

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

Site Of

Bank of Central African States

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Central African CFA franc

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Found There

Fringe-tailed gerbil

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Fringe-tailed gerbil (Wikipedia)Range
Quote, Range
The fringe-tailed gerbil (Gerbilliscus robustus) is a species of rodent found in Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, possibly Cameroon, and possibly Nigeria.
Gabon bushbaby

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Sciurocheirus gabonensis (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
Sanaga River in NW Cameroon, through Equatorial Guinea, SW Central African Republic, and the Republic of the Congo to Gabon
Gambian epauletted fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Gambian epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Central African Republic
Quote, Distribution, Central African Republic
It is native to the countries of Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Gambian sun squirrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Gambian sun squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.
Garden Cress

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Giant Eland

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Giant eland (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
The giant eland is native to Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Mali, Senegal, and South Sudan.
Giant roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Macronycteris gigas (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
Golden angwantibo

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Golden angwantibo (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
It is native to Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, where it can be found in small, localised distributions.
Gounda mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Gounda mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found only in Central African Republic, around the Gounda River.
Greater long-fingered bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Greater long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (2)
Quote, Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (2)
Cameroon · Central African Republic · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Greater mouse-tailed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Greater mouse-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, Central African Republic
Quote, Range and habitat, Central African Republic
It is found in Algeria, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, Western Sahara, and Yemen.
Grey heron

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Guinea multimammate mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Guinea multimammate mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda
Hammer-headed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Hammer-headed bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Central African Republic
Quote, Distribution, Central African Republic
It has a wide range in West and Central Africa, including the following countries: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
Harnessed Bushbuck

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Harnessed bushbuck (Wikipedia)Distribution, where it lives (2)
Quote, Distribution, where it lives (2)
Leone, Ghana and in the Niger Basin in Nigeria as far east as the Cross River, south of the Bamenda Highlands through Cameroon, Chad, the Central African Republic to the Nile in South Sudan and northern Uganda, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo to northern Angola.
Harrington's gerbil

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Harrington's gerbil (Wikipedia)Range
Quote, Range
Harrington's gerbil or Harrington's tateril (Taterillus harringtoni) is a species of rodent found in the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Hartebeest

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Hartebeest (Wikipedia)Status and conservation, where it lives (4)
Quote, Status and conservation, where it lives (4)
Floris National Park and Bamingui-Bangoran National Park and Biosphere Reserve in the Central African Republic, where the populations have been falling; Rumanyika Orugundu Game Reserve and Ibanda Game Reserve in Tanzania; and Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda.
Hinde's rock rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Hinde's rock rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
found in Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
House Sparrow

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Ipomoea alba

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Jackson's soft-furred mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Jackson's soft-furred mouse (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Kapok

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Katydid

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Kemp's gerbil

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Kemp's gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
was found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and possibly Liberia.
Klipspringer

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Klipspringer (Wikipedia)Habitat and distribution
Quote, Habitat and distribution
Smaller populations occur in the northern and western highlands of Central African Republic, southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Jos Plateau and east of Gashaka Gumti National Park in Nigeria.
Kob

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Kob (Wikipedia)Range
Quote, Range
The kob is currently found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
Kudzu

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lady Burton's rope squirrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Lady Burton's rope squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.
Large-eared free-tailed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Large-eared free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Little collared fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Little collared fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Central African Republic
Quote, Distribution, Central African Republic
The little collared fruit bat (Myonycteris torquata) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
Little Stint

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Little wood mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Little wood mouse (Wikipedia)Range
Quote, Range
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and possibly Equatorial Guinea.
Long-nosed mongoose

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Long-nosed mongoose (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
from the Niger Delta in Nigeria, Cameroon to the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lophira alata

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Macmillan's thicket rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Macmillan's thicket rat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Maize (Zea mays)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mauritian tomb bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Taphozous mauritianus - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Central African Republic
Quote, Country distribution, Central African Republic
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Botswana · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Kenya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mauritius · Mayotte · Mozambique · Namibia · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Réunion · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · South Sudan · Sudan · São Tomé and Príncipe · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Burundi? · Cote d'Ivoire? · Guinea? · Liberia? · Mali? · Mauritania? · Rwanda?
Moustached guenon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Moustached guenon (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.
Noack's roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros ruber (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Central African Republic
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Central African Republic
Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad
Northern pintail

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Old World Climbing Fern

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Oubangui mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Oubangui mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found only in the Central African Republic.
Oustalet's red colobus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Oustalet's red colobus (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
It lives in various types of forest in southern South Sudan, southern Central African Republic, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northeastern Republic of the Congo.
Ovambo sparrowhawk

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Ovambo sparrowhawk (Wikipedia)Distribution and movements, where it lives (2)
Quote, Distribution and movements, where it lives (2)
In western Africa it is found from the Central African Republic in the east to the Ivory Coast in the west.
Para Rubber Tree (Hevea brasiliensis)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Central African Republic
Quote, Distribution, Central African Republic
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.
Peters's mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Peters's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda.
Peters's striped mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Peters's striped mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia.
Pineapple

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Pousargues's mongoose

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Pousargues's mongoose (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
ranges from northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Central African Republic to western Uganda

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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.
View the Source
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.
View the Source
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
View the Source

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