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Central African Republic

جمهورية أفريقيا الوسطى

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Key facts

Official name
Central African Republic
Name in Arabic
جمهورية أفريقيا الوسطى
Capital
Bangui
Region
Africa
Subregion
Central Africa
Official languages
French, Sango
Currency
Central African CFA Franc · Fr · XAF
Area
622,984 km²
Coastline
None (landlocked)

Neighbours

About Central African Republic

The Central African Republic is a country in Central Africa, one of the 54 countries of Africa on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Central African Republic. In Arabic, the name is written جمهورية أفريقيا الوسطى, and the capital بانغي. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of the Central African Republic is Bangui. The Central African Republic has 2 official languages: French and Sango. Its currency is the Central African CFA Franc, with the symbol ⁨Fr⁩ and the international code XAF. 5 other countries use the same currency, including Chad, Cameroon, and the Republic of the Congo.

The Central African Republic covers about 622,984 square kilometres, which puts it 43rd by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It is landlocked, with no coastline, and has 6 neighbours: the DR Congo, Sudan, Chad, South Sudan, Cameroon, and the Republic of the Congo. The largest of these neighbours by area is the DR Congo. Other countries in Central Africa include Angola, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Africa quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes the Central African Republic with the other countries of the same region.

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