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Himno Nac.... 
| País (nombre oficial) |
República Centroafricana |
| Capital |
Bangui |
| Superficie |
240.535 millas2
622.984 km2
(casi la superficie de Texas) |
| Población |
3.576.884 (est. julio 2001)
nota: las estimaciones para este país consideran explícitamente los efectos de exceso de mortalidad debido al SIDA; esto puede afectar y disminuir la esperanza de una vida más prolongada, índices de mortalidad y de mortalidad infantil más altas, tarifas más bajas con respecto a la población y los niveles de crecimiento, y cambios calculados en la distribución de la población por edad y sexo |
Población estimada
en el año 2050 |
6.369.257 |
| Lenguas |
Francés (lengua oficial), Sangho (lengua franca y lengua nacional), Árabe, Hunsa, Swahili |
| Alfabetismo |
60,0% total; 68,5% hombres; 52,4% mujeres (est. 1995) |
| Religiones |
Creencias indígenas 24%, Protestantes 25%, Católicos 25%, Musulmanes 15%, otras 11% |
| Expectativa de vida |
Hombres: 42,17 años; mujeres: 45,48 años (est. 2001) |
| Gobierno |
República |
| Moneda |
1 Franco CFA (CFAF) = 100 centimes |
| Producto nacional bruto (per cápita) |
$1.700 (est. 2000) |
| Industria |
Minería de diamantes, aserraderos, cervecerías, telas y tejidos, calzado, líneas de montaje para bicicletas y motocicletas |
| Agricultura |
Algodón, café, tabaco, mandioca (tapioca), ñames, mijo, maíz, plátanos; madera |
| Tierras de Labrantío |
3% |
| Minerales y Recursos |
Diamantes, uranio, recursos forestales, oro, petróleo, hidroelectricidad |
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Country name:
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conventional long form: Central African Republic
conventional short form: none
local long form: Republique Centrafricaine
local short form: none
former: Ubangi-Shari, Central African Empire
abbreviation: CAR |
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Government type:
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republic |
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Capital:
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name: Bangui
geographic coordinates: 4 22 N, 18 35 E
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
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Administrative divisions:
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14 prefectures (prefectures, singular - prefecture), 2 economic prefectures* (prefectures economiques, singular - prefecture economique), and 1 commune**; Bamingui-Bangoran, Bangui**, Basse-Kotto, Haute-Kotto, Haut-Mbomou, Kemo, Lobaye, Mambere-Kadei, Mbomou, Nana-Grebizi*, Nana-Mambere, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha-Mbaere*, Vakaga |
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