Population
5.7M
Unitary presidential system
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,681
in 2031
Passport power
#168
21 visa-free destinations
Cities rated
6
Top: Mbaïki
Country overview
- Official name
- Central African Republic
- Capital
- Bangui
- Continent
- Africa / Middle Africa
- Area
- 622,984 km²
- Population
- 5.7M
- Density
- 8.6/km²
- Government
- Unitary presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .cf
- Calling code
- +236
- Timezone
- UTC+01:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #168 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 21
- Total accessible
- 48
Culture and society
- Languages
- French (français), Sango (yângâ tî sängö)
- Religions
- Christianity 73.2%, Islam 13.9%, Traditional faiths 12.0%, Other 0.9%
- Currencies
- Fr XAF — Central African CFA franc
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.414
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $1,681
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 57.7 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 13.8%
- Gini index (2021)
- 43.0
- Inflation (2031)
- 3.0%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 6.3%
- Urban population (2025)
- 44.6%
- Life satisfaction (2019)
- 3.5/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 32.3 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2016)
- 20.1/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.29