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: http://www.rca-gouv.net/index.html
Capital: Bangui Main Airports: Bangui M'Poko International Airport
Language(s): French Population: 5,357,984
Currency: CFA Franc BEAC ISO Currency Code: XAF
Telephone Dial In: +236 ID Prefix: 00



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Government Website: http://www.rca-gouv.net/index.html
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: $1.937 billion (2017 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP): $945 (2019 est.)
Currency Name: CFA Franc BEAC
Currency Code: XAF
World Bank Classification: Low Income

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




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