Central African Republic: flag, capital & map
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Country facts
- Capital
- Bangui
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Middle Africa
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 5,513,282
- Area
- 622,984 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- French, Sango
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
- Land neighbours
- Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Sudan
The Central African Republic is a landlocked country in Central Africa. Its capital is Bangui.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Central African Republic
The flag of Central African Republic is composed of four equal horizontal bands of blue, white, green and yellow intersected at the center by a vertical red band of equal size as the horizontal bands. A yellow five-pointed star is situated on the hoist side of the blue band.
Where it is
Central African Republic is grouped in Middle Africa, within Roam’s Africa region. Its land-border list includes 6 countries in this atlas: Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Sudan. It is landlocked.
Central African Republic has a recorded area of 622,984 square kilometres. Among the 10 countries assigned to Middle Africa in this dataset, it ranks 4 by area, from largest to smallest. Angola is immediately above it in that ordering, at 1,246,700 km². South Sudan is immediately below it, at 619,745 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 5,513,282 people for Central African Republic in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 9 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are French and Sango. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Central African CFA Franc (XAF). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Central African Republic?
Reveal answer
Bangui. The Central African Republic is a landlocked country in Central Africa. Its capital is Bangui.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Central African Republic?
Reveal answer
The flag of Central African Republic is composed of four equal horizontal bands of blue, white, green and yellow intersected at the center by a vertical red band of equal size as the horizontal bands. A yellow five-pointed star is situated on the hoist side of the blue band.
Which land neighbours of Central African Republic are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Sudan. Central African Republic is landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Central African Republic?
Reveal answer
French and Sango. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Central African Republic.
Which currency codes are listed for Central African Republic?
Reveal answer
Central African CFA Franc (XAF). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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