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- Last Updated on Thursday 10 July 2014
- Capital: Bangui
- Independence from France: 13 August 1960
- Size: 623,000 sq km, (a bit larger than France)
- Languages: French (official), Sangho (national language), tribal languages
- Population: 4.5 million approximately
- Religion: Majority Christian (Roman Catholic and Protestant), approx 15% Muslim, remainder indigenous beliefs
- GDP per capita: $700 (2013 estimate)
- Natural Resources: diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower
- Agricultural products: cotton, coffee, tobacco, manioc (tapioca), yams, millet, corn, bananas; timber
- Industries: gold and diamond mining, logging, brewing, sugar refining
- Exports: diamonds, timber, cotton, coffee
- Climate: tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers