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Central African Republic: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 4,829,764 (2020)
Population Growth Rate 1.767 annual % (2020)
Age Dependency Ratio 86.358 % of working-age population (2020)
Urban Population 42.198 % of total (2020)
Infant Mortality Rate 81 per 1,000 live births (2019)
Life Expectancy at Birth 53.283 years (2019)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2020)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 0.151 billion kWh (2019) #179
Consumption 0.14 billion kWh (2019) #178
Exports 0 billion kWh (2019) #98
Imports 0 billion kWh (2019) #116
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.15 billion kWh (2020) #145

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2020) #121
Consumption 1.958 thousand bbl/day (2019) #183
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #99

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2020) #119
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2020) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2020) #85
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 39 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 1,279,261 (2018 est.)
Highways 24,000 km (2018)
Internet Users 246,000 (2016 est.)
Telephones 2,193 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationCentral Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Total Area622,984 sq. km
Land Area622,984 sq. km
Water Area0 sq. km
Coastline0 km
Climatetropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers
Terrainvast, flat to rolling plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest
Lowest PointOubangui River 335 m
Highest Point Mont Ngaoui 1,410 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 10/3/2021
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020