🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Time zones in Central African Republic

• Africa/Bangui
  UTC+1 (GMT+1) · West Africa Time

Upcoming public holidays in Central African Republic

• Fri, May 1Fête du travail
• Thu, May 14Ascension
• Mon, May 25Lundi de Pentecôte
• Wed, May 27Fête du mouton
• Tue, Jun 30Journée de prière

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Cities in Central African Republic

• Bangui

Other countries in Middle Africa

• 🇦🇴 Angola
• 🇨🇲 Cameroon
• 🇹🇩 Chad
• 🇨🇩 DR Congo
• 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea
• 🇬🇦 Gabon
• 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
• 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

At a glance

Capital

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Region

Africa

Subregion

Middle Africa

Population

6,470,307

Area

622,984 km²

Currency

XAF Fr

Calling code

+236

Driving side

right

Languages

fra, sag

Internet TLD

.cf

About

The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country located 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. The Central African Republic covers a land area of about 620,000 square kilometres (240,000 sq mi). As of 2024, it has a population of 5,357,744, consisting of about 80 ethnic groups. Having been a French colony under the name Ubangi-Shari, French is its official language, with Sango, a Ngbandi-based creole language, as the national and co-official language. Its capital and largest city is Bangui, which is on the southern border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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