AFRICA: ONE CONTINENT. MANY WORLDS. | ATLAS

Central African Republic
Repúblique Centrafricaine


  • Capital: Bangui
  • Population: 3,274,426
  • Population Density: 14 per square mile
  • Ethnic Makeup: Baya 34%, Banda 27%, Mandija 21%, Sara 10%
  • Official Language(s): French
  • Religious Beliefs: Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim 15%
  • Area: 240,324 square miles
  • Topography: Rolling plateau for the most part. Savanna to the south, arid areas in the north east and trpical rainforest in the south west.

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