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СКАЧАТЬ 13 August 1960 (from France)

      National holiday: National Day, 1 December (1958) (proclamation of

       the republic)

      Constitution: passed by referendum 29 December 1994; adopted 7

       January 1995

      Legal system: based on French law

      Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: President Ange PATASSE (since 22 October 1993)

       elected for a five-year term by universal suffrage; election last

       held 19 September 1993 (next to be held NA 1998); results - PATASSE

       received 52.45% of the votes and Abel GOUMBA received 45.62%

       head of government: Prime Minister Jean-Paul NGOUPANDE (since 6 June

       1996); appointed by the president

       cabinet: Council of Ministers; appointed by the president

      Legislative branch: unicameral

       National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale): elections last held 19

       September 1993 (next to be held NA); results - percent of vote by

       party NA; seats - (85 total) MLPC 33, RDC 14, PLD 7, ADP 6, PSD 3,

       others 22

       note: the National Assembly is advised by the Economic and Regional

       Council (Conseil Economique et Regional); when they sit together

       they are called the Congress (Congres)

      Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Cour Supreme), judges appointed by

       the president; Constitutional Court, judges appointed by the

       president

      Political parties and leaders: Alliance for Democracy and Progress

       (ADP), Tchapka BREDE; Central African Democratic Assembly (RDC),

       Andre KOLINGBA; Civic Forum (FC), Gen. Timothee MALENDOMA; Liberal

       Democratic Party (PLD), Nestor KOMBO-NAGUEMON; Movement for the

       Liberation of the Central African People (MLPC), the party of the

       president, Ange Felix PATASSE; Movement for Democracy and

       Development (MDD), David DACKO; Marginal Movement for Democracy,

       Renaissance and Evolution (MDREC), Joseph BENDOUNGA; Patriotic Front

       for Progress (FFP), Abel GOUMBA; Social Democratic Party (PSD),

       Enoch Derant LAKOUE

      International organization participation: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, BDEAC,

       CCC, CEEAC, ECA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC,

       IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, UDEAC, UN,

       UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO

      Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador Henri KOBA chancery: 1618 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 483–7800, 7801 FAX: [1] (202) 332–9893

      US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador Mosina H. JORDAN embassy: Avenue David Dacko, Bangui mailing address: B. P. 924, Bangui telephone: [236] 61 02 00, 61 25 78, 61 02 10 FAX: [236] 61 44 94

      Flag: four equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, green, and yellow with a vertical red band in center; there is a yellow five-pointed star on the hoist side of the blue band

      Economy———

      Economic overview: Subsistence agriculture, together with forestry, remains the backbone of the economy of the Central African Republic (CAR), with more than 70% of the population living in outlying areas. The agricultural sector generates half of GDP. Timber has accounted for about 13% of export earnings and the diamond industry for nearly 80%. Important constraints to economic development include the CAR's landlocked position, a poor transportation system, a largely unskilled work force, and a legacy of misdirected macroeconomic policies. A major plus is the large forest reserves, which the government is moving to protect from overexploitation. The 50% devaluation of the currencies of 14 Francophone African nations on 12 January 1994 had mixed effects on the CAR's economy. While diamond, timber, coffee, and cotton exports increased - leading GDP to increase by 5.5% - inflation rose to 45%, fueled by the rising prices of imports on which the economy depends; inflation dropped back rapidly in 1995. The CAR's poor resource base and primitive infrastructure will keep it dependent on multilateral donors and France for the foreseeable future.

      GDP: purchasing power parity - $2.5 billion (1995 est.)

      GDP real growth rate: 4.1% (1995 est.)

      GDP per capita: $800 (1995 est.)

      GDP composition by sector: agriculture: 50% industry: 14% services: 36% (1993)

      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 45% (1994 est.)

      Labor force: 775,413 (1986 est.)

       by occupation: agriculture 85%, commerce and services 9%, industry

       3%, government 3%

       note: about 64,000 salaried workers (1985)

      Unemployment rate: NA%

      Budget: revenues: $NA expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA

      Industries: diamond mining, sawmills, breweries, textiles, footwear, assembly of bicycles and motorcycles

      Industrial production growth rate: NA%

      Electricity: capacity: 40,000 kW production: 100 million kWh consumption per capita: 29 kWh (1993)

      Agriculture: cotton, coffee, tobacco, manioc (tapioca), yams, millet, corn, bananas; timber

      Exports: $154 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.) commodities: diamonds, timber, cotton, coffee, tobacco partners: France, Belgium, Italy, Japan, US, Spain, Iran

      Imports: $215 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.) commodities: food, textiles, petroleum products, machinery, electrical equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, industrial products partners: France, other EC countries, Japan, Algeria, Cameroon, Namibia

      External debt: $904.3 million (1993 est.)

      Economic aid:

       recipient: ODA, $NA

      Currency: 1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) = 100

       centimes

      Exchange rates: CFA francs (CFAF) per US$1 - 500.56 (January

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