The 1992 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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       slightly smaller than Texas

       Land boundaries:

       5,203 km; Cameroon 797 km, Chad 1,197 km, Congo 467 km, Sudan 1,165 km,

       Zaire 1,577 km

       Coastline:

       none - landlocked

       Maritime claims:

       none - landlocked

       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 NEGL%; meadows and pastures 5%; forest and

       woodland 64%; other 28%

       Environment:

       hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; poaching has

       diminished reputation as one of last great wildlife refuges; desertification

       Note:

       landlocked; almost the precise center of Africa

      :Central African Republic People

      Population:

       3,029,080 (July 1992), growth rate 2.6% (1992)

       Birth rate:

       43 births/1,000 population (1992)

       Death rate:

       18 deaths/1,000 population (1992)

       Net migration rate:

       0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)

       Infant mortality rate:

       135 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)

       Life expectancy at birth:

       46 years male, 49 years female (1992)

       Total fertility rate:

       5.5 children born/woman (1992)

       Nationality:

       noun - Central African(s); adjective - Central African

       Ethnic divisions:

       about 80 ethnic groups, the majority of which have related ethnic and

       linguistic characteristics; Baya 34%, Banda 27%, Sara 10%, Mandjia 21%,

       Mboum 4%, M'Baka 4%; 6,500 Europeans, of whom 3,600 are French

       Religions:

       indigenous beliefs 24%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%,

       other 11%; animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian

       majority

       Languages:

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

       Hunsa, Swahili

       Literacy:

       27% (male 33%, female 15%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

       Labor force:

       775,413 (1986 est.); agriculture 85%, commerce and services 9%, industry 3%,

       government 3%; about 64,000 salaried workers; 55% of population of working

       age (1985)

       Organized labor:

       1% of labor force

      :Central African Republic Government

      Long-form name:

       Central African Republic (no short-form name); abbreviated CAR

       Type:

       republic, one-party presidential regime since 1986

       Capital:

       Bangui

       Administrative divisions:

       14 prefectures (prefectures, singular - prefecture), 2 economic prefectures*

       (prefectures economiques, singular - prefecture economique), and 1

       commune**; Bamingui-Bangoran, Bangui** Basse-Kotto, Gribingui*, Haute-Kotto,

       Haute-Sangha, Haut-Mbomou, Kemo-Gribingui, Lobaye, Mbomou, Nana-Mambere,

       Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha*, Vakaga

       Independence:

       13 August 1960 (from France; formerly Central African Empire)

       Constitution:

       21 November 1986

       Legal system:

       based on French law

       National holiday:

       National Day (proclamation of the republic), 1 December (1958)

       Executive branch:

       president, prime minister, Council of Ministers (cabinet)

       Legislative branch:

       unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) advised by the Economic

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

       together this is known as the Congress (Congres)

       Judicial branch:

       Supreme Court (Cour Supreme)

       Leaders:

       Chief of State::

       President Andre-Dieudonne KOLINGBA (since 1 September 1981)

       Head of Government::

       Prime Minister Edouard FRANCK (since 15 March 1991)

       Political parties and leaders:

       Centrafrican Democratic Rally Party (RDC), Andre-Dieudonne KOLINGBA; note -

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