Central African Republic
Country
Key facts
- Currency: Central African CFA franc
- Capital city: Bangui
- Region: Middle Africa
- Continent: Africa
- Land area: 622,980 km²
- Population: 5,579,144
- Political Leader: Faustin-Archange Touadéra (President)
Latest news (see all)
Central African Republic expects Russia to supply weapons, munitions -- defense minister
Read: TASS News Agency
2024-04-24
At least 20 dead after a ferry sinks in Central African Republic, witnesses say
Read: ABC News
2024-04-20
At least 20 dead after a ferry sinks in Central African Republic, witnesses say
Read: The Star
2024-04-20
More than 50 people die after boat capsizes in Central African Republic, says official
Read: France 24
2024-04-20
Russian instructors help train over 10,000 Central African troops -- CAR president
Read: TASS News Agency
2024-04-19
Sexual assaults rise in Central African Republic. Wagner, bandits and even peacekeepers are blamed
Read: The Washington Times
2024-04-12
Metrics
General information
Business
Expense | 11.66 % of GDP |
GDP | 2,382,620,000.00 current US$ |
Inflation | 5.58 annual % |
Self-employed | 93.33 % of total employment |
Tax revenue | 8.21 % of GDP |
Unemployment | 6.26 % of total labor force |
Vulnerable employment | 92.16 % of total employment |
Environment
Agricultural land | 49,100.00 km² |
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) | 236.60 kt |
Fertility rate | 5.98 births per woman |
Forest area | 222,730 km² |
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 | -203.23 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Median age | 10.80 years |
Methane emissions | 10,108.50 kt of CO2 equivalent |
Nitrous oxide emissions | 10,628.60 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Female Population | 2,790,791 |
Male Population | 2,788,352 |
Renewable energy consumption | 90.45 % of total final energy consumption |
Rural land area | 622,165.00 km² |
Rural population | 3,173,417 |
Urban land area | 535.38 km² |
Urban population | 2,405,727 |
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters | 0.00 % of total population |
Health
Birth rate | 42.68 per 1,000 people |
Death rate | 11.39 per 1,000 people |
Health expenditure per capita | 41.96 current US$ |
Health expenditure | 9.40 % of GDP |
Incidence of HIV | 0.58 per 1,000 uninfected population |
Hospital beds | 1.00 per 1,000 people |
Life expectancy at birth | 54 years |
Suicide mortality rate | 12.30 per 100,000 population |
Other
Access to electricity | 15.68 % of population |
Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence | 516,000 |
Individuals using the Internet | 10.58 % of population |
Net migration | -14,716 |
Press freedom | 1.65 |
Politics
Armed forces personnel | 10,000 |
Democracy score | 1.52 |
Democracy type | Authoritarian |
Military expenditure | 1.70 % of GDP |
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments | 12.86 % |
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Source
SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders
Updated: 1 day ago