Central African Republic

Official Name:	The Central African Republic
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republique Centrafricaine
ISO Country Codes:	CF : CAF
Internet Domain:	.cf
Government Web Site:	https://www.gouv.cf/

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Capital:	Bangui	Main Airports:	Bangui M'Poko International Airport
Language(s):	French	Population:	5,454,533
Currency:	CFA Franc BEAC	ISO Currency Code:	XAF
Telephone Dial In:	+236	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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AllAfrica;

Corbeau News Centrafrique;

Newspaper

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Radio

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Africa Radio;

Guira FM;

Radio Ndeke Luka;

Central African Republic

Government Website:	https://www.gouv.cf/
Central Bank:	Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	605.3 Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	6.9% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	62% (2008 est.)
Inflation Rate:	2.7% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	15.50% (31-Dec-17 - Photius)
GDP:	$4.483 billion (2019 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$800 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	CFA Franc BEAC
Currency Code:	XAF
World Bank Classification:	Low-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	58%	cotton, coffee, tobacco, cassava (manioc, tapioca), yams, millet, corn, bananas; timber
Industry:	11.7%	gold and diamond mining, logging, brewing, sugar refining
Services:	30.3%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; The Enhanced Integrated Framework; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Bourse des valeurs Mobilières de l'Afrique Centrale ;

National Statistics Office:

Direction Generale de la Statistique, des Etudes Economiques et Sociales;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Central African Republic

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? EU

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	French
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A	Corruption Perceptions Index: 154/180 (2021)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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