| Official
Name : |
RÉPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAIN (Republic of Central Africa) |
| Total
Area: |
623,000
square kilometres |
| Population: |
4,950,000
(2011 estimate). |
| Languages: |
French (official), Sango (orally), Arabic, Ngbandi, Hunsa, Swahili, others. |
| Religions: |
Traditional 75%, Christian 15%, Muslim 10% |
| Capital: |
Bangui.
population 700,000 (2009) |
| Currency: |
CFA franc, divided into 100 centimes. |
| Independant: |
from France |
| Geography: |
The CAR is a landlocked country just north of the equator, occuping a low plateau area of 622,000 square kilometres divided into 13 prefectures.
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| Flag: |
The former French Colony of Ubangi Chari became the Central African Republic in 1960. Adopted in 1958, the flag's design combines the colours of the French Tricolour with the PanAfrican colours.
To print flag below, right-click and select "open image in new window", then print in landscape mode. Higher dpi (to 300) available to DL for a fee. Ratio of flag is 2:3. |
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