Africa · Middle Africa
Central African Republic
Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park · Photo: Garoa larrañeta · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Capital
- Bangui
- Currency
- XAF
- Central African Franc
- Local time
- West Africa TimeUTC+01:00
- Calling code
- +236
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type C and E
Facts
Central African Republic in figures
- Capital
- Bangui
- Currency
- Central African Franc XAFToday's indicative rate: XAF 100 ≈ USD 0.171Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Languages
- Official: Sango and FrenchSpoken: French, Sango, Lingala and Kongo
- Time zones
- West Africa TimeUTC+01:00
- Calling code
- +236
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type C and E220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 117police118fire1220ambulanceAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Population
- 5,513,282 (2025, World Bank)
- Area
- 622,984 km²
- Internet domain
- .cf
When to go
Climate across Central African Republic
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean daily highs, modelled for an area about 50 km across: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. A cell's swatch says what the month is like (key above).
On the map
Where Central African Republic is
The dashed box is the extent of the country's main landmass, from Natural Earth; outlying islands fall outside it. The dots are the cities with pages of their own.
Land borders
Cities
Cities in Central African Republic
Airports
Airports in Central African Republic
Large airports
Photographs
Central African Republic in pictures
BanguiPhoto: Alllexxxis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Visas and entry
Visas and entry
Entry rules depend on your passport and change often, so this page does not state them. Check the destination government's official immigration website, or ask our visa desk to check your case for you.
Plan it
Plan a trip to Central African Republic
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