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Central African Republic
Central African Republic is a country in Middle Africa with its capital in Bangui.
- Capital
- Bangui
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
- Population
- 6.5 million
- Languages
- French, Sango
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (Fr)
- Area
- 622,984 km²
- Borders
- 🇨🇲 Cameroon 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo 🇸🇸 South Sudan 🇸🇩 Sudan
💡 Geographic heart of Africa; one of the world's poorest yet diamond-rich nations.
🧠 Geographic heart of Africa; mineral-rich but poorest country on Earth.
About the flag
Designed by independence leader Barthélemy Boganda to join France’s blue, white and red with the pan-African green, yellow and red, symbolising unity between Europe and Africa.
How to spot it: Four horizontal stripes (blue, white, green, yellow) cut by a red vertical band, plus a yellow star at top left.