Facts

Location: Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Area (only Total: 622,984 sq km

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

Terrain: vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest

Population: 4,444,330

Main Language (only first): French

Government type: republic

Capital (Name): Bangui

Capital (Time Difference): Bangui

Independence: 13 August 1960

National holiday: Republic Day, 1 December