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Central African Republic: map and facts
The Central African Republic is in Middle Africa. It has about 5.51 million people (2025), the 118th largest population. It covers 622,980 km², the 44th largest by area. That is about 8.8 people per km². Its highest point is Mont Ngaoui, at 1,410 m. The longest river on its map is the Ubangi, 1,060 km from source to mouth.
Facts
- Population: 5,513,282 (2025, World Bank)
- Area: 622,980 km² (2024, World Bank)
- Capital: Bangui
- Highest point: Mont Ngaoui, 1,410 m (Wikidata)
- Forest: 72.5% of the land (2024, World Bank)
Rivers
The longest rivers on the map of the Central African Republic, with the length of each whole river (Wikidata):
- Ubangi: 1,060 km
- Kotto: 882 km
- Ouham: 676 km
- Bahr Aouk: 650 km
- Lobaye: 520 km
- Chinko: 420 km
Also on the map: Kadéi, Bamingui, Koukourou, Bomu and Aoukalé.
Mountains and landscapes
Its highest peaks:
- Mont Ngaoui: 1,410 m (its highest point)
Mountain ranges: Chaine des Mongos.
Plateaus, plains, deserts and other regions: Congo Basin.
Land
Land cover seen from satellites (NASA MODIS, 2024): savanna 44.7%, evergreen broadleaf forest 20.7%, deciduous broadleaf forest 13.8%, mixed forest 11%, grassland 6.2%, wooded savanna 3.5%.
Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): plateaus 84.1%, hills 15.8%.
Forests covered 72.5% of its land in 2024, down from 74.5% in 1990 (World Bank).
Neighbours
The Central African Republic shares land borders with Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Sudan on this map.
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Sources
India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.
- Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
- GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
- Friedl, M., Sulla-Menashe, D. (2022). MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi:10.5067/MODIS/MCD12Q1.061. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): UN Population Division, national statistical offices (2025 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2): FAO (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Forest area (% of land area) (AG.LND.FRST.ZS): FAO, FAOSTAT (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.
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