| Geography | Central African Republic |
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Location:
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Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Geographic coordinates:
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7 00 N, 21 00 E |
Map references:
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Africa |
Area:
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total: 622,984 sq km
land: 622,984 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Texas |
Land boundaries:
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total: 5,203 km
border countries: Cameroon 797 km, Chad 1,197 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,577 km, Republic of the Congo 467 km, Sudan 1,165 km |
Coastline:
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0 km (landlocked) |
Maritime claims:
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none (landlocked) |
Climate:
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tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers |
Terrain:
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vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Oubangui River 335 m
highest point: Mont Ngaoui 1,420 m |
Natural resources:
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diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower |
Land use:
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arable land: 3.1%
permanent crops: 0.15%
other: 96.75% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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20 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
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144.4 cu km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
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32,008 cubic meters per capita |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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Total: 0.03 cu km/yr (80%/16%/4%)
Per capita: 7 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards:
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hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common |
Environment - current issues:
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tap water is not potable; poaching has diminished the country's reputation as one of the last great wildlife refuges; desertification; deforestation |
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
Geography - note:
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landlocked; almost the precise center of Africa |
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