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National name: République Centrafricaine
Head of Government: Gen. André Kolingba (1986)
President: Ange-Félix Patassé (1993)
Prime Minister: Anicet Georges Dologuele (1999)
Area: 241,313 sq. mi. (622,980 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 3,444,951 (average annual rate of natural increase: 2.18%); birth rate: 38.3/1000; infant mortality rate: 103.4/1000; density per sq. mi.: 14
Capital and largest city (1990 est.): Bangui, 706,000
Monetary unit: Franc CFA
Languages: French (official), Sangho, Arabic, Hansa, Swahili
Ethnicity/race: Baya 34%, Banda 27%, Sara 10%, Mandjia 21%, Mboum 4%, M'Baka 4%, Europeans 6,500 (including 3,600 French)
Religions: 24% indigenous beliefs, 50% Protestant and Roman Catholic with animist influence, 15% Muslim, 11% other
Literacy rate: 38%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $5.5 billion; $1,640 per capita. Real growth rate: 5.5%. Inflation: 2.6%. Unemployment: 6% (1993). Arable land: 3%. Agriculture: cotton, coffee, tobacco, manioc (tapioca), yams, millet, corn, bananas; timber. Labor force: n.a. Industry: diamond mining, sawmills, breweries, textiles, footwear, assembly of bicycles and motorcycles. Natural resources: diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil. Exports: $182 million (f.o.b., 1998): diamonds, timber, cotton, coffee, tobacco. Imports: $155 million (f.o.b., 1998): food, textiles, petroleum products, machinery, electrical equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, industrial products. Major trading partners: Belgium-Luxembourg, Côte d'Ivoire, Spain, Egypt, France, Cameroon, Germany, Japan.
