Where is the Central African Republic? 🇨🇫

Central African Republic (the) is located in the Northern Africa region at latitude 6.611111 and longitude 20.939444 and is part of the African continent continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

6° 36' 40.00'' N
20° 56' 22.00'' E

You can see the location of Central African Republic on the world map below:

Central African Republic on the World Map

Central African Republic Neighboring Countries

The neighboring countries of Central African Republic (CF) are:

Cameroon (CM)
Chad (TD)
Congo (CG)
Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) (CD)
South Sudan (SS)
Sudan (SD)

Central African Republic is a landlocked country, which means it does not have direct access to the open ocean.

Central African Republic (the) Key Facts

Country	Central African Republic (the)
Coordinates	Latitude: 6.611111 Longitude: 20.939444
Country Codes	Alpha 2: CF Alpha 3: CAF
Country Flag Emoji	🇨🇫
Int. Phone Prefix	+236
Capital city	Bangui
Continent / Subcontinent	Africa Northern Africa
Country Area	622,984 sq km
Population 2024	5,330,690 World Rank: 121
Median Age	14.7
Life expectancy	57.4
Major languages	French
UTC/GMT Time	Number of time zones: 1 UTC+01:00
Internet TLD	.cf
Biggest Airport	Bangui M'Poko International Airport (Bangui)
Average temperature	27.00 °C 80.60 °F
Administrative Divisions	1 commune 14 prefectures 2 economic prefectures
Political system	Presidential representative democratic republic

Central African Republic Economy Facts

World Bank Income Group	Low income
World Bank Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Currency	CFA Franc (XAF)
GDP in 2020	$2.3 (billions of USD) World Rank: 181
GDP per capita in 2020	$516 World Rank: 209
Major Industries / Economic Sectors	Agriculture, mining, manufacturing, energy
Top 5 Import Countries	China, Cameroon, Belgium, Germany, France
Top 5 Export Countries	China, Cameroon, Belgium, France, United Arab Emirates