Population: 3,576,884
Languages: French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), Arabic, Hunsa, Swahili
Background: The former French colony of Ubangi-Shari became the Central African Republic upon independence in 1960. After three tumultuous decades of misrule - mostly by military governments - a civilian government was installed in 1993.
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF, No information)
Data from CIA World Factbook. Click on CIA link for more. Click on map or flag for larger images.
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Related Links
· CIA World Factbook: Central African Republic
· Ethnologue: Languages of Central African Republic