Background:

• Official name: Central African Republic (République Centrafricaine)
• Location: Central Africa (landlocked)
• Capital: Bangui
• Official languages: French and Sango (Sango co-official since 1991; the national lingua franca spoken by around 90% of the population; French used in administration and education)
• Population: 5,330,690 (2024)
• GDP: US$2.75 billion (2024)
• GDP per capita: US$516.2 (2024)
• GNI per capita, PPP: US$1,340 (current international $, 2024)
• Humanitarian and displacement context: More than 442,000 internally displaced people and approximately 668,896 Central African refugees in neighbouring countries.

Membership:

• Regional Economic Communities (RECs):
  • Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS / CEEAC)
  • Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)

Sources:

• Constitution de la RCA (30 août 2023)
• ICASEES – National statistics portal (RGPH / projections)
• ECCAS / CEEAC – Official site
• African Union – ECCAS
• Encyclopædia Britannica – CAR
• World Bank Data – CAR
• World Bank – CAR country overview
• World Bank – GNI per capita, PPP
• UNHCR – CAR country page