Central African Republic

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Central African Republic#

Central African Republic flag

The Central African Republic (CAR) is a perennially weak state that sits at the crossroads of ethnic and linguistic groups in the center of the African continent.

Government type: presidential republic. Chief of state: President Faustin-Archange TOUADÉRA (since 30 March 2016).

Facts#

Capital

Bangui

Region

Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Area

total : 622,984 sq km; land: 622,984 sq km; water: 0 sq km

Population

5,750,570 (2025 est.)

Languages

French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages

Currency

Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF)

Time zone

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Refugees#

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

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Population

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