Central African Republic
At a glance
- Official languages
- French, Sango
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF)
- Legislature
- National Assembly
- Demonym
- Central African
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +236
- Internet TLD
- .cf
- ISO 3166
- CF
- Established
- 1960
- Highest point
- Mont Ngaoui (1,410 m (4,626 ft))
- National anthem
- La Renaissance
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Economy and developmentLow income
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.
Alliances & Organisations2 full memberships
Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer
Leadership History11 leaders · click to expand
Félix Moloua✦ Current
2022–PresentPrime Minister
Henri-Marie Dondra
2021–2022Prime Minister
Firmin Ngrébada
2019–2021Prime Minister
Simplice Sarandji
2016–2019President
Simplice Sarandji
2016–2019Prime Minister
Faustin-Archange Touadéra✦ Current
2016–PresentPresident
Faustin-Archange Touadéra
2016–2016President
Catherine Samba-Panza
2014–2016President
David Dacko
1979–1981President
Jean-Bedel Bokassa
1966–1976President
David Dacko
1960–1966President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Félix Moloua✦ Current | Prime Minister | 2022–Present |
| Henri-Marie Dondra | Prime Minister | 2021–2022 |
| Firmin Ngrébada | Prime Minister | 2019–2021 |
| Simplice Sarandji | President | 2016–2019 |
| Simplice Sarandji | Prime Minister | 2016–2019 |
| Faustin-Archange Touadéra✦ Current | President | 2016–Present |
| Faustin-Archange Touadéra | President | 2016–2016 |
| Catherine Samba-Panza | President | 2014–2016 |
| David Dacko | President | 1979–1981 |
| Jean-Bedel Bokassa | President | 1966–1976 |
| David Dacko | President | 1960–1966 |
Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
National Teams
Central African Republic on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
Prefectures
20 entries listed under Central African Republic. Click any to see its metros and footprint.
Central African Republic metro footprint
1 metroPolygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
1 tracked metro
| Rank | Metro | State | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1565 | Bangui★ Capital▲ Largest | Bangui | 1.4M | 0.7 | Local Metro |