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Central African Republic information
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location:
central africa. north of democratic republic of the congo
geographic coordinates:
7 00 n. 21 00 e
map references:
africa
area:
total: 622.984 sq km land: 622.984 sq km water: 0 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly smaller than texas
land boundaries:
total: 5.203 km border countries: cameroon 797 km. chad 1.197 km. democratic republic of the congo 1.577 km. republic of the congo 467 km. sudan 1.165 km
coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
maritime claims:
none (landlocked)
climate:
tropical; hot. dry winters; mild to hot. wet summers
terrain:
vast. flat to rolling. monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest
elevation extremes:
lowest point: oubangui river 335 m highest point: mont ngaoui 1.420 m
natural resources:
diamonds. uranium. timber. gold. oil. hydropower
land use:
arable land: 3.1% permanent crops: 0.14% other: 96.76% (2001)
irrigated land:
na sq km
natural hazards:
hot. dry. dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common
environment - current issues:
tap water is not potable; poaching has diminished the country's reputation as one of the last great wildlife refuges; desertification; deforestation
environment - international agreements:
party to: biodiversity. climate change. desertification. endangered species. ozone layer protection. tropical timber 94 signed. but not ratified: law of the sea
geography - note:
landlocked; almost the precise center of africa
population:
3.799.897 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to aids; this can result in lower life expectancy. higher infant mortality and death rates. lower population and growth rates. and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 42.5% (male 813.596/female 802.728) 15-64 years: 54% (male 1.010.696/female 1.041.903) 65 years and over: 3.4% (male 54.345/female 76.629) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 18.12 years male: 17.75 years female: 18.5 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
1.49% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
35.17 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
20.27 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 91 deaths/1.000 live births male: 97.84 deaths/1.000 live births female: 83.96 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 43.39 years male: 43.27 years female: 43.52 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
4.5 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
13.5% (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
260.000 (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
23.000 (2003 est.)
major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea. hepatitis a. and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2004)
nationality:
noun: central african(s) adjective: central african
ethnic groups:
baya 33%. banda 27%. mandjia 13%. sara 10%. mboum 7%. m'baka 4%. yakoma 4%. other 2%
religions:
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:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 51% male: 63.3% female: 39.9% (2003 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: central african republic conventional short form: none local long form: republique centrafricaine local short form: none former: ubangi-shari. central african empire abbreviation: car
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