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 Central Africa 
 Main prefix
 TL 
 Callsigns series
 TLA-TLZ 
 Time zone
 +1 h 
 Continent
 Africa 
 ITU zone
 47 
 CQ zone
 36 
 
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 Coat of arms 
 Coin 
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 Flag 
 Flag description 
Four equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, green, and yellow with a vertical red band in center; there is a yellow five-pointed star on the hoist side of the blue band.
 
          Central Africa          
 
 Central African Republic 
 Capital: 
Bangui
 Administrative
 divisions: 
14 prefectures (prefectures, singular - prefecture), 2 economic prefectures* (prefectures economiques, singular - prefecture economique), and 1 commune**: Bamingui-Bangoran, Bangui**, Basse-Kotto, Gribingui*, Haute-Kotto, Haute-Sangha, Haut-Mbomou, Kemo-Gribingui, Lobaye, Mbomou, Nana-Mambere, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha*, and Vakaga.
 Population: 
4,369,038 (July 2007est.)
Estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS, this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected.
 Languages: 
French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
7° 00' N, 21° 00' E
 Area total: 
622,984 sq. km
 Land area: 
622,984 sq. km
 Water area: 
0 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
5,203 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 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
 Coastline: 
0 km (landlocked)
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Oubangui River 335 m - Mont Ngaoui 1,420 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.cf
 Currency: 
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF)
responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
 Name -
 abbreviation: 
CAR
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Central African Republic
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
none
 Name - local
 long form: 
Republique Centrafricaine
 Name - local
 short form: 
none
 Former name: 
Ubangi-Shari, Central African Empire
 Independence: 
13 August 1960 (from France)
 Constitution: 
passed by referendum 29 December 1994, adopted 7 January 1995
 Government
 type: 
republic
 National
 holiday: 
Republic Day, 1 December (1958)
 
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