The 1994 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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      Location:

       Central Africa, between Chad and Zaire

       Map references:

       Africa, Standard Time Zones of the World

       Area:

       total area:

       622,980 sq km

       land area:

       622,980 sq km

       comparative area:

       slightly smaller than Texas

       Land boundaries:

       total 5,203 km, Cameroon 797 km, Chad 1,197 km, Congo 467 km, Sudan

       1,165 km, Zaire 1,577 km

       Coastline:

       0 km (landlocked)

       Maritime claims:

       none; landlocked

       International disputes:

       none

       Climate:

       tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers

       Terrain:

       vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in

       northeast and southwest

       Natural resources:

       diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil

       Land use:

       arable land:

       3%

       permanent crops:

       0%

       meadows and pastures:

       5%

       forest and woodland:

       64%

       other:

       28%

       Irrigated land:

       NA sq km

       Environment:

       current issues:

       poaching has diminished reputation as one of last great wildlife

       refuges; desertification

       natural hazards:

       hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas

       international agreements:

       party to - Endangered Species, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer

       Protection; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change,

       Law of the Sea

       Note:

       landlocked; almost the precise center of Africa

       Population:

       3,142,182 (July 1994 est.)

       Population growth rate:

       2.16% (1994 est.)

       Birth rate:

       42.3 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

       Death rate:

       20.69 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

       Net migration rate:

       0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

       Infant mortality rate:

       137.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

       Life expectancy at birth:

       total population:

       42.54 years

       male:

       41.07 years

       female:

       44.06 years (1994 est.)

       Total fertility rate:

       5.42 children born/woman (1994 est.)

       Nationality:

       noun:

       Central African(s)

       adjective:

       Central African

       Ethnic divisions:

       Baya 34%, Banda 27%, Sara 10%, Mandjia 21%, Mboum 4%, M'Baka 4%,

       Europeans 6,500 (including 3,600 French)

       Religions:

       indigenous beliefs 24%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim

       15%, other 11%

       note:

       animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian

       majority

       Languages:

       French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language),

       Arabic, Hunsa, Swahili

       Literacy:

       age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

       total population:

       27%

       male:

       33%

       female:

       15%

       Labor force:

       775,413 (1986 est.)

       by occupation:

       agriculture 85%, commerce and services 9%, industry 3%, government 3%

       note:

       about 64,000 salaried workers; 55% of population of working age (1985)

      @Central African Republic, Government

      Names:

       conventional long form:

       Central African Republic

       conventional short form:

       none

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