Independant
since 1958 .cf or .com
622,436
km² (240,324 miles²) - 3,315,000 people
Borders: 5,203 km Cameroon 797 km, Chad 1,197 km,
Zaire / Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,577 km,
Republic of the Congo 467 km, Sudan 1,165 km
Coastline: 0 km
phone
system
local
calls
national long distance
national prefix: no prefix
area code: no area code
number: --- ---
(always 6 digits)
example:
international calls
international prefix: 19
(different from World standard !)
usefull numbers
operator
Information
Fire
Police
calling from abroad
to Central African Republic
+236 --- ---
( 6 digits
after country code)
example:
République
Centrafricaine
independant since
1958
independant from
France
1911 became
part of
French Equatorial Africa
Capital: Bangui
political
head of State:
President:
economy
GNP
GNP/person $340/year
home to 0/500
of the World larges companies
currency:
I CFA Francs = I00 centimes
national holiday
Republic Day,
1 12 (1958)
geographical
highest mountain
Mont Gaou 1,420 m
no Coast
larges lake
largest river