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Geography of Central African Republic

Central African Republic is considered to be a large nation because of its total area. Its total land area is 622,984 km² (approx. 240,534 mi²). Continental shelf of Central African Republic is approximately 0 km² (around 0 mi²). Central African Republic is located in Africa. Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent. African countries include, but are not limited to, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Egypt. Central African Republic has 6 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Sudan. Central African Republic is a landlocked country. The average elevation range of Central African Republic is 635 m (2,083 ft).

Neighbors

Total length of land borders of Central African Republic is 5920 kilometers (~2,286 miles). Central African Republic shares its land borders with 6 different countries, and has the same number of unique land boundaries to neigbouring territories. As in the case of Central African Republic, if a country has the same number of unique neighboring territories as number of land borders, than that country has no non-contiguous sections of a land border. This is in contrast to several countries that have multiple non-contiguous sections of land borders. Central African Republic has 6 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Sudan. The lengths of the land borders of Central African Republic with its neighbouring countries are as follows:

Cities

The capital city of Central African Republic is Bangui. The largest city in Central African Republic is Bangui.

Elevation

The average elevation range of Central African Republic is 635 m (2,083 ft). The highest point of Central African Republic is Mont Ngaoui, with its official height being 1420 m (4,659 ft). The lowest point of Central African Republic is Ubangi River. It lies at 335 m (1,099 ft) above the sea level. The elevation difference between the highest (Mont Ngaoui) and lowest (Ubangi River) points of Central African Republic is 1085 m (2 ft).

Area

The total land area of Central African Republic is 622,984 km² (approx. 240,534 mi²). and the total exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is 0 km² (~0 mi²). The continental shelf of Central African Republic is approximately 0 km² (around 0 mi²). Including land mass and EEZ, the total area of Central African Republic is approximately 622,984 km² (~240,534 mi²). Central African Republic is considered to be a large nation because of its total area.

Forest and arable land

227,550 km² of Central African Republic's territory is covered in forests, and forest land comprises 37% of all the land in the country. There are 19,313 km² of arable land in Central African Republic, and it comprises 3% of the country's total territory.

Read our section on climate to discover what parameters affect these and other biomes of the country.

Natural resources

The most notable natural resources found in Central African Republic are diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower.