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Central African Republic: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 4,659,080 (2017)
Population Growth Rate 1.393 annual % (2017)
Age Dependency Ratio 88.149 % of working-age population (2017)
Urban Population 40.98 % of total (2017)
Infant Mortality Rate 87.6 per 1,000 live births (2017)
Life Expectancy at Birth 52.89 years (2017)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2017)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 0.2 billion kWh (2016) #174
Consumption 0.2 billion kWh (2016) #175
Exports 0 billion kWh (2016) #85
Imports 0 billion kWh (2016) #105
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.2 billion kWh (2016) #135

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2017) #126
Consumption 2.8 thousand bbl/day (2016) #175
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2018) #70

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #114
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #56
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #78
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2018) #92

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 39 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 982,000 (2016 est.)
Highways 20,278 km (2010)
Internet Users 246,000 (2016 est.)
Telephones 1,964 (2016 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, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest
Lowest PointOubangui River 335 m
Highest Point Mont Ngaoui 1,420 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 7/6/2018
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 12/5/2017