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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Central African Republic · CF / CAF / 140

CF
ISO 3166-1 CAF · 140

Central African Republic is a middle africa country in Africa. It has a population of 4,666,377, uses XAF, speaks French and Sango.

Population 4,666,377
Area (km²) 622,984
Capital Bangui
Region Middle Africa

All facts

fields
ISO alpha-3
CAF
ISO numeric
140
Calling code
+236
TLD
.cf
Driving side
Currencies
XAF
Languages
fra, sag
Timezones
Flag
🇨🇫

Cities

top 50 by population
Bangui Bangui 812,407
Bimbo Ombella-M'Poko 348,802
Bégoua Ombella-M'Poko 264,067
Carnot Mambéré 129,032
Berbérati Mambéré-Kadéï 103,713
Bambari Ouaka 83,029
Bouar Nana-Mambéré 71,680
Bossangoa Ouham 55,353
Kaga-Bandoro Nana-Grébizi 55,047
Bangassou Mbomou 54,059
Paoua Lim-Pendé 47,703
Bria Haute-Kotto 47,226
Kouango Ouaka 36,575
Bocaranga Ouham-Pendé 36,418
Baboua Nana-Mambéré 33,739
Alindao Basse-Kotto 32,588
Sibut Kémo 31,986
Nola Sangha-Mbaéré 31,923
Ippy Ouaka 28,319
Ndélé Bamingui-Bangoran 27,071
Batangafo Ouham-Fafa 24,119
Mbaïki Lobaye 21,867
Yaloké Ombella-M'Poko 21,710
Bozoum Ouham-Pendé 20,665
Dekoa Kémo 19,639
Bouca Ouham-Fafa 19,320
Boali Ombella-M'Poko 18,090
Baoro Nana-Mambéré 18,089
Zemio Haut-Mbomou 17,829
Bossembélé Ombella-M'Poko 17,203
Bobangui Lobaye 16,486
Kabo Ouham-Fafa 16,279
Grimari Ouaka 14,941
Obo Haut-Mbomou 14,402
Gamboula Mambéré-Kadéï 13,048
Boda Lobaye 11,688
Bossemtele I Ouham-Pendé 11,136
Mbrés Nana-Grébizi 10,269
Mongoumba Lobaye 9,985
Damara Ombella-M'Poko 9,117
Bayanga Sangha-Mbaéré 8,920
Birao Vakaga 8,457
Kembé Basse-Kotto 7,317
Mobaye Basse-Kotto 7,179
Bamingui Bamingui-Bangoran 6,230
Ouadda Haute-Kotto 5,434
Gambo Mbomou 4,971
Ouango Mbomou 4,365
Kaboro Ouham 2,917
Ouanda Djallé Vakaga 2,839

Airports

top 20
BBT

Berbérati Airport

Medium airport

CRF

Carnot Airport

Small airport

FEFE

Mobaye Mbanga Airport

Small airport

BGU

Bangassou Airport

Small airport

IRO

Birao Airport

Small airport

FEFK

Kembé Airport

Small airport

BBY

Bambari Airport

Small airport

NDL

N'Délé Airport

Small airport

BOP

Bouar Airport

Small airport

FEFP

Paoua Airport

Small airport

FEFQ

Kaga-Bandoro Airport

Small airport

BIV

Bria Airport

Small airport

BSN

Bossangoa Airport

Small airport

FEFU

Sibut Airport

Small airport

ODA

Ouadda Airport

Small airport

AIG

Yalinga Airport

Small airport

IMO

Zemio Airport

Small airport

FEGC

Bocaranga Airport

Small airport

MKI

M'Boki Airport

Small airport

Universities

linked

FAQ

4 questions
What currency does Central African Republic use?
XAF.
What languages are spoken in Central African Republic?
French and Sango.
What is the capital of Central African Republic?
Bangui.
How many cities are in Central African Republic?
50 on record.

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/CF

{
  "data": {
    "iso_alpha2": "CF",
    "iso_alpha3": "CAF",
    "iso_numeric": "140",
    "common_name": "Central African Republic",
    "official_name": "Central African Republic",
    "capital": "Bangui",
    "region": "Africa",
    "subregion": "Middle Africa",
    "population": 4666377,
    "flag_emoji": "🇨🇫",
    "car_side": null,
    "postal_code_format": null,
    "native_names": {},
    "calling_codes": [
      "+236"
    ],
    "tld": [
      ".cf"
    ],
    "flag_url": "/static/flags/cf.svg",
    "area": 622984.0,
    "latitude": 7.0,
    "longitude": 21.0,
    "languages": {
      "fra": "French",
      "sag": "Sango"
    },
    "currencies": {
      "XAF": {
        "name": "Central African CFA franc",
        "symbol": "Fr"
      }
    },
    "borders": [
      "CMR",
      "TCD",
      "COD",
      "COG",
      "SSD",
      "SDN"
    ],
    "timezone_ids": []
  }
}
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