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Africa > Central African Republic > Geography

CENTRAL AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Texas
Area > Comparative to US places
slightly smaller than Texas
Area > Land 622,984 sq km [43rd of 236]
    (per capita) 158.253 sq km per 1,000 people ... [13th of 201]
Area > Total 622,984 sq km [49th of 248]
    (per capita) 164.924 sq km per 1,000 people ... [15th of 193]
Area > Water 0 [221st of 237]
    (per capita) 0 [209th of 225]
Capital city with population Bangui - 706,000
Climate
tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers
Coastline 0 [236th of 249]
    (per capita) 0 [201st of 230]
Elevation extremes > Highest point Mont Ngaoui 1,420 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Oubangui River 335 m
Forested Land 36.8% [64th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 7 00 N, 21 00 E
Geography > Note
landlocked; almost the precise center of Africa
Irrigated land 20 sq km [159th of 185]
    (per capita) 4.578 sq km per 1 million peo [165th of 173]
Land area > sq. km 622,980 km² ... [42nd of 206]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; CIA World Factbook; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Central African Republic, Republique Centrafricaine, central af. r., central afr. rep., central africa, central african rep.

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