Central African Republic
U.S. sanctions — Central African Republic sanctions. Targeted designations tied to the conflict.
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- Region
- Africa · Middle Africa
- Capital
- Bangui
- Population
- 5,513,282 (2025)
- Government
- presidential republic
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF)
- Official languages
- French, Sango
- Spoken languages
- French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages
- Written scripts
- Latin
- Area
- 622,984 km²
- Coastline
- Landlocked
- UN member
- Yes
- Affiliations
- African Union, IMF, OIC (observer), WCO, WTO
- Borders
- Cameroon , Chad , DR Congo , Congo , South Sudan , Sudan
Political stability
35 / 100
Economic stability
43 / 100
Population stability
22 / 100
0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).
Trade profile
- Key exports
- gold, wood, diamonds, vehicle parts/accessories, cotton (2023)
- Key imports
- refined petroleum, cars, packaged medicine, vaccines, tanks and armored vehicles (2023)
- Natural resources
- diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower
- Primary route
- Gulf of Guinea and Congo-basin gateways to Europe
- Secondary route
- Cape-routed services to Asia
xin.bz coverage
Africa Is Building a Continental Trade System in Real Time: AfCFTA Moves From Treaty to Customs Gates, Payment Rails and Freight Corridors
AfCFTA's implementation era in 2026 — customs modernization, PAPSS payment expansion, the Abidjan-Lagos and Lobito corridors, and the regional manufacturing buildout reshaping intra-African trade.
Trade research
- WTO trade profile — tariffs, trade in goods and services, top partners
- World Bank country data — GDP, trade share of GDP, logistics indicators
- OEC trade profile — export/import composition and partners, visualized
- ITC Trade Map — detailed trade statistics by product (ITC/UN Comtrade)
- CIA World Factbook — geography, economy, transportation infrastructure
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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.