| AREA ................................................ | 622.984 
                kmq | 
     
      | POPULATION .................................. | 3.742.482 in. | 
     
      | DENSITY ......................................... | 6,0 in/kmq | 
     
      | CAPITAL .......................................... | Bangui | 
     
      | LANGUAGES .................................... | French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages | 
     
      | RELIGIONS ...................................... | Indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15% | 
     
     | CURRENCY ...................................... | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF) | 
    
     | GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 1094 $ (2004) | 
    
     | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,267 (168th place) | 
    
     | LOWEST POINT ............................... | Oubangui River 335 m | 
    
     | HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Mont Ngaoui 1420 m | 
    
     | INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 13 August 1960 (from France) | 
    
     | INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic | 
    
      | WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .cf | 
    
    | COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +236 |