Central African Republic
Central African Republic
Capital Bangui
622,984 km² · 5,513,282 people (2025) · Central African CFA franc
Landlocked and close to the geographic centre of the African continent. The country straddles the divide between the Chad and Congo river basins, so rain falling a few kilometres apart ends up in either Lake Chad or the Atlantic.
The facts
- Capital
- Bangui
- Area
- 622,984 km² — 240,535 sq mi
- Population
- 5,513,282 (2025)
- Density
- 8.8 people per km²
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF, Fr)
- Official languages
- French, Sango
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Calling code
- +236
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- CF · CAF
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 46 of 200
- By population
- 120 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| France | 643,801 | 68,720,337 |
| Somalia | 637,657 | 19,654,739 |
| Central African Republic ← | 622,984 | 5,513,282 |
| Ukraine | 603,550 | 38,980,376 |
| Madagascar | 587,041 | 32,740,678 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Central African Republic?
- Bangui
- What currency does Central African Republic use?
- The Central African CFA franc (XAF).
- How big is Central African Republic?
- 622,984 km², or 240,535 square miles — 46 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Central African Republic drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- France 643,801 km²
- Somalia 637,657 km²
- Ukraine 603,550 km²
- Madagascar 587,041 km²
- Nigeria Africa
- Ethiopia Africa
- Egypt Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa
- Tanzania Africa
- South Africa Africa
- Kenya Africa
- Sudan Africa
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)