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Region: Africa

Capital: Bangui

Population: 5,990,855

Area Total: 622,980

Area Land: 622,980

Climate: Tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers.
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Bangui 542,393 2020
Bimbo 129,655 2020
Mbaiki 67,132 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Africa
Population: 5,990,855
Area Total: 622,980km2
Area Land: 622,980km2
Coast Line: 0km
Capital: Bangui
Climate: Tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers.
Languages: French (official)
Sangho
Arabic
Hunsa
Swahili
Currency: 1 CFAF = 100 centimes
Holiday: National Day 1 December (1958), Boganda Day is 29 March, Independence Day is 13 August (1960)


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 76.30°F
July: °C / 75.00°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 57.5"


Boundaries
Congo (DRC) 1,577 km
Chad 1,197 km
Sudan 1,165 km
Cameroon 797 km
Congo (RC) 467 km
South Sudan -1 km


Ethnic Divisions
Baya 34.00%
Banda 27.00%
Mandjia 21.00%
Sara 10.00%
Mboum 4.00%
M'Baka 4.00%
Europeans 0.00%


Religions
Protestant 25.00%
Roman Catholic 25.00%
Indigenous beliefs 24.00%
Muslim 15.00%
Other 11.00%

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