Central African Republic

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	COUNTRY FACTS: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Name(official):	Central African Republic
Name(short):	None
Capital City:	Bangiu
Location:	Central Afrca
Coordinate:	7 00 N, 21 00 E
Independence:	(From France) August 13th; 1960.
President:	Francois BOZIZE (President) Elie DOTE (Prime Minister)
Type of Government:	Republic
Total Area:	622 984sq.km.
Population:	4 303 356
People:	Baya 33%, Banda 27%, Mandjia 13%, Sara 10%, Mboum 7%, M'Baka 4%, Yakoma 4%, other 2%.
Religion:	indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15% note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority.
Languages:	French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages.
Literacy:	51%total, 63.3%male, 39.9%female (2003 est.)
Currency:	Communaute Financiere Africaine Franc (1CFAF =100centimes)
GDP(per capita):	$1 100 (2005 est.)
Arable Land:	3.1%
Agriculture:	cotton, coffee, tobacco, manioc (tapioca), yams, millet, corn, bananas; timber.
Natural resources:	diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower.
Embassy in Japan:
General Info:
International Phone Code:	+236

ECONOMY: BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT

Tourism:

MAJOR CITIES

Bangui, Bambari, Bimbo, Berberati, Carnot, Bossangoa.

NEWS

Centrafrique Presse

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS

14 prefectures (prefectures, singular - prefecture), 2 economic prefectures* (prefectures economiques, singular - prefecture economique), and 1 commune**; Bamingui-Bangoran, Bangui**, Basse-Kotto, Haute-Kotto, Haut-Mbomou, Kemo, Lobaye, Mambere-Kadei, Mbomou, Nana-Grebizi*, Nana-Mambere, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha-Mbaere*, Vakaga.

GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS

Ministry of Youth and Sports

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