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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Texas
Area > Land	622,984 sq km		[43rd of 238]
Area > Total	622,984 sq km		[49th of 250]
Capital city with population	Bangui - 706,000
Climate tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers
Forested Land	36.8%		[64th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	7 00 N, 21 00 E
Land boundaries > Border countries Cameroon 797 km, Chad 1,197 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,577 km, Republic of the Congo 467 km, Sudan 1,165 km
Land use > Arable land	3.1%		[166th of 258]
Largest city	Bangui
Largest city population	553,000		[112nd of 174]
Largest city with population	Bangui - 706,000
Location Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Map references Africa
Natural hazards hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common
Natural resources diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower
Population density	5.53 people per sqkm		[215th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	6.48 people/m²		[191st of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	622,980 km²		[42nd of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Mont Ngaoui

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