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Communications

Broadcast media [time series]

government-owned network, Radiodiffusion Television Centrafricaine, provides domestic TV broadcasting; licenses for 2 private TV stations are pending; state-owned radio network is supplemented by a small number of privately owned broadcast stations as well as a few community radio stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available (2007)

Internet country code [time series]

.cf

Internet users (Internet hosts) [time series]

20 (2012) country comparison to the world: 221

Internet users [time series]

22,600 (2009) country comparison to the world: 192

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

general assessment: network consists principally of microwave radio relay and low-capacity, low-powered radiotelephone communication domestic: limited telephone service with less than 1 fixed-line connection per 100 persons; spurred by the presence of multiple mobile-cellular service providers, cellular usage is increasing from a low base; most fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone services are concentrated in Bangui international: country code - 236; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)

Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones - main lines in use) [time series]

5,600 (2012) country comparison to the world: 209

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

1.07 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 157

Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

cotton, coffee, tobacco, manioc (tapioca), yams, millet, corn, bananas; timber

Budget [time series]

revenues: $340.8 million expenditures: $356.9 million (2012 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]

-0.7% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 59

Central bank discount rate [time series]

4.25% (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 75 4.75% (31 December 2008)

Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]

15% (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 44 15% (31 December 2011 est.)

Current account balance [time series]

$-197.6 million (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 81 $-191.4 million (2011 est.)

Debt - external [time series]

$632.7 million (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 171 $573 million (31 December 2011 est.)

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income (Distribution of family income - Gini index) [time series]

61.3 (1993) country comparison to the world: 5

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

Subsistence agriculture, together with forestry and mining, remains the backbone of the economy of the Central African Republic (CAR), with about 60% of the population living in outlying areas. The agricultural sector generates more than half of GDP. Timber and diamonds account for most export earnings, followed by cotton. Important constraints to economic development include the CAR's landlocked position, a poor transportation system, a largely unskilled work force, and a legacy of misdirected macroeconomic policies. Factional fighting between the government and its opponents remains a drag on economic revitalization. Since 2009 the IMF has worked closely with the government to institute reforms that have resulted in some improvement in budget transparency, but other problems remain. The government's additional spending in the run-up to the election in 2011 worsened CAR's fiscal situation. Distribution of income is extraordinarily unequal. Grants from France and the international community can only partially meet humanitarian needs. In 2012 the World Bank approved $125 million in funding for transport infrastructure and regional trade, focused on the route between CAR's capital and the port of Douala in Cameroon. After a two year lag in donor support, the IMF's first review of CAR's extended credit facility for 2012-15 praised improvements in revenue collection but warned of weak management of spending.

Exchange rates [time series]

Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - 510.53 (2012 est.) 471.87 (2011 est.) 495.28 (2010) 472.19 (2009) 447.81 (2008)

Exports [time series]

$207.7 million (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 182 $186.3 million (2011 est.)

Exports - commodities [time series]

diamonds, timber, cotton, coffee

Exports - partners [time series]

Belgium 31.7%, China 27.9%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.8%, Indonesia 5.2%, France 4.5% (2012)

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]

$2.143 billion (2012 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]

$3.849 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 177 $3.698 billion (2011 est.) $3.579 billion (2010 est.) note: data are in 2012 US dollars

GDP - composition, by end use [time series]

household consumption: 91.3% government consumption: 8.4% investment in fixed capital: 13% investment in inventories: 0% exports of goods and services: 12.7% imports of goods and services: -25.5% (2012 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin [time series]

agriculture: 55.6% industry: 14.7% services: 29.7% (2012 est.)

Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]

$900 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 219 $800 (2011 est.) $800 (2010 est.) note: data are in 2012 US dollars

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

4.1% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 83 3.3% (2011 est.) 3% (2010 est.)

Gross national saving [time series]

3.8% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 138 3.7% of GDP (2011 est.) 4% of GDP (2010 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: 2.1% highest 10%: 33% (2003)

Imports [time series]

$333.7 million (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 195 $319.8 million (2011 est.)

Imports - commodities [time series]

food, textiles, petroleum products, machinery, electrical equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals

Imports - partners [time series]

Netherlands 20.3%, France 9.7%, Cameroon 9.1%, South Korea 9.1% (2012)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

3% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 89

Industries [time series]

gold and diamond mining, logging, brewing, sugar refining

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

5.8% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 160 1.3% (2011 est.)

Labor force [time series]

2.082 million (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 122

Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]

$NA

Population below poverty line [time series]

NA%

Stock of broad money [time series]

$459.7 million (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 178 $406.6 million (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of domestic credit [time series]

$507.7 million (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 165 $444.7 million (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of narrow money [time series]

$337.7 million (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 165 $329.7 million (31 December 2011 est.)

Taxes and other revenues [time series]

15.9% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 187

Unemployment rate [time series]

8% (2001 est.) country comparison to the world: 91 note: 23% unemployment in Bangui

Energy

Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]

293,900 Mt (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 189

Crude oil - exports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 101

Crude oil - imports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 174

Crude oil - production [time series]

0 bbl/day (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 162

Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]

0 bbl (1 January 2013 es) country comparison to the world: 118

Electricity - consumption [time series]

148.8 million kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 190

Electricity - exports [time series]

0 kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 183

Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]

43.2% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 165

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]

56.8% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 35

Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 69

Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 170

Electricity - imports [time series]

0 kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 174

Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]

44,000 kW (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 190

Electricity - production [time series]

160 million kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 186

Natural gas - consumption [time series]

0 cu m (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 133

Natural gas - exports [time series]

0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 84

Natural gas - imports [time series]

0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 179

Natural gas - production [time series]

0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 118

Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]

0 cu m (1 January 2013 es) country comparison to the world: 126

Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]

3,175 bbl/day (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 179

Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 165

Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]

2,318 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 178

Refined petroleum products - production [time series]

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 165

Geography

Area [time series]

total: 622,984 sq km country comparison to the world: 45 land: 622,984 sq km water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative [time series]

slightly smaller than Texas

Climate [time series]

tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers

Coastline [time series]

0 km (landlocked)

Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]

lowest point: Oubangui River 335 m highest point: Mont Ngaoui 1,420 m

Environment - current issues [time series]

tap water is not potable; poaching has diminished the country's reputation as one of the last great wildlife refuges; desertification; deforestation

International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea

Total water withdrawal (Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)) [time series]

total: 0.07 cu km/yr (83%/17%/1%) per capita: 17.42 cu m/yr (2005)

Geographic coordinates [time series]

7 00 N, 21 00 E

Geography - note [time series]

landlocked; almost the precise center of Africa

Irrigated land [time series]

1.35 sq km (2003)

Land boundaries [time series]

total: 5,203 km border countries: Cameroon 797 km, Chad 1,197 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,577 km, Republic of the Congo 467 km, South Sudan 990 km, Sudan 175 km

Land use [time series]

arable land: 2.89% permanent crops: 0.13% other: 96.98% (2011)

Location [time series]

Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Map references [time series]

Africa

Maritime claims [time series]

none (landlocked)

Natural hazards [time series]

hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common

Natural resources [time series]

diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower

Terrain [time series]

vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest

Total renewable water resources [time series]

144.4 cu km (2011)

Government

Administrative divisions [time series]

14 prefectures (prefectures, singular - prefecture), 2 economic prefectures* (prefectures economiques, singular - prefecture economique), and 1 commune**; Bamingui-Bangoran, Bangui**, Basse-Kotto, Haute-Kotto, Haut-Mbomou, Kemo, Lobaye, Mambere-Kadei, Mbomou, Nana-Grebizi*, Nana-Mambere, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha-Mbaere*, Vakaga

Capital [time series]

name: Bangui geographic coordinates: 4 22 N, 18 35 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Constitution [time series]

several previous; latest ratified by referendum 5 December 2004, effective 27 December 2004; amended 2010 (2010)

Country name [time series]

conventional long form: Central African Republic conventional short form: none local long form: Republique Centrafricaine local short form: none former: Ubangi-Shari, Central African Empire abbreviation: CAR

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Laurence D. WOHLERS (since September 2010) embassy: Avenue David Dacko, Bangui mailing address: B. P. 924, Bangui telephone: [236] 21 61 02 00 FAX: [236] 21 61 44 94 note: the embassy temporarily suspended operations in December, 2012

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Stanislas MOUSSA-KEMBE (since 24 August 2009) chancery: 1618 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 483-7800 FAX: [1] (202) 332-9893

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President Michel DJOTODIA (since 24 March 2013 coup) note - a rebel force seized the capital in March 2013, forcing former president BOZIZE to flee the country; President DJOTODIA assumed the presidency, reinstated the Prime Minister, established a transitional government, and was subsequently affirmed as President by the National Transitional Council on 13 April 2013; an 18-month transition period officially began on 18 August 2013 head of government: Prime Minister Nicolas TIANGAYE (since 17 January 2013) cabinet: Council of Ministers (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website) elections: president elected for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); elections last held on 23 January 2011 (next to be held in 2014 - as specified in the January 2013 Libreville agreement); prime minister appointed by the president election results: Francois BOZIZE elected to a second term as president; percent of vote - Francois BOZIZE (KNK) 64.4%, Ange-Felix PATASSE 21.4%, Martin ZIGUELE (MLPC) 6.8%, Emile Gros Raymond NAKOMBO (RDC) 4.6%, Jean-Jacques DEMAFOUTH (NAP) 2.8%

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

four equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, green, and yellow with a vertical red band in center; a yellow five-pointed star to the hoist side of the blue band; banner combines the Pan-African and French flag colors; red symbolizes the blood spilled in the struggle for independence, blue represents the sky and freedom, white peace and dignity, green hope and faith, and yellow tolerance; the star represents aspiration towards a vibrant future

Government type [time series]

republic

Independence [time series]

13 August 1960 (from France)

International law organization participation [time series]

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

International organization participation [time series]

ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Judicial branch [time series]

highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of NA judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges, at least 3 of which are women) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges appointed by the president; Constitutional Court judge appointments - 2 by the president, 1 by the speaker of the National Assembly, 2 elected by their peers, 2 are advocates elected by their peers, and 2 are law professors elected by their peers; judges serve 7-year non-renewable terms subordinate courts: high courts; magistrates' courts

Legal system [time series]

civil law system based on the French model

Legislative branch [time series]

unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (105 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held on 23 January 2011 and 27 March 2011 (next to be held in 2016) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - KNK 62, independents 26, MLPC 2, other 15

National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]

name: "Le Renaissance" (The Renaissance)

National holiday [time series]

Republic Day, 1 December (1958)

National symbol(s) [time series]

elephant

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

Alliance for Democracy and Progress or ADP [Jacques MBOLIEDAS] Central African Democratic Rally or RDC [Louis-Pierre GAMBA] Civic Forum or FC [Gen. Timothee MALENDOMA] Democratic Forum for Modernity or FODEM [Saturnin NDOMBY] Liberal Democratic Party or PLD [Nestor KOMBO-NAGUEMON] Londo Association or LONDO Movement for Democracy and Development or MDD Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People or MLPC [Martin ZIGUELE ] National Convergence or KNK National Unity Party or PUN [Jean-Paul NGOUPANDE] New Alliance for Progress or NAP [Jean-Jacques DEMAFOUTH] Patriotic Front for Progress or FPP [Alexandre Philippe GOUMBA] People's Union for the Republic or UPR [Pierre Sammy MAKFOY] Social Democratic Party or PSD [Enoch LAKOUE]

Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Introduction

Background [time series]

The former French colony of Ubangi-Shari became the Central African Republic upon independence in 1960. After three tumultuous decades of misrule - mostly by military governments - civilian rule was established in 1993 and lasted for one decade. In March, 2003 President Ange-Felix PATASSE was deposed in a military coup led by General Francois BOZIZE, who established a transitional government. Elections held in 2005 affirmed General BOZIZE as president; he was reelected in 2011 in voting widely viewed as flawed. The government still does not fully control the countryside, where pockets of lawlessness persist. The militant group the Lord's Resistance Army continues to destabilize southeastern Central African Republic, and several rebel groups joined together in early December 2012 to launch a series of attacks that left them in control of numerous towns in the northern and central parts of the country. The rebels - who are unhappy with BOZIZE's government - participated in peace talks in early January 2013 which resulted in a coalition government including the rebellion's leadership. In March 2013, the coalition government dissolved, rebels seized the capital, and President BOZIZE fled the country. Rebel leader Michel DJOTODIA assumed the presidency, reappointed Nicolas TIANGAYE as Prime Minister, and established a transitional government on 31 March. On 13 April 2013, the National Transitional Council affirmed DJOTODIA as President.

Military

Manpower available for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 1,149,856 females age 16-49: 1,145,897 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 655,875 females age 16-49: 661,308 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually [time series]

male: 54,843 female: 53,999 (2010 est.)

Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]

Central African Armed Forces (Forces Armees Centrafricaines, FACA): Ground Forces (includes Military Air Service), General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG), National Police (2011)

Military expenditures [time series]

2.6% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 50

Military service age and obligation [time series]

18 years of age for selective military service; 2-year conscript service obligation (2012)

People and Society

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 40.7% (male 1,058,523/female 1,045,664) 15-24 years: 20.2% (male 525,581/female 520,274) 25-54 years: 31.5% (male 814,003/female 815,169) 55-64 years: 3.9% (male 86,860/female 113,190) 65 years and over: 3.6% (male 73,942/female 113,304) (2013 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

35.8 births/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 23

Child labor - children ages 5-14 [time series]

total number: 532,518 percentage: 47 % (2006 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight [time series]

28% (2006) country comparison to the world: 21

Contraceptive prevalence rate [time series]

19% (2006)

Death rate [time series]

14.42 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 6

Dependency ratios [time series]

total dependency ratio: 77.5 % youth dependency ratio: 70.7 % elderly dependency ratio: 6.8 % potential support ratio: 14.7 (2013)

Drinking water source [time series]

improved: urban: 92% of population rural: 51% of population total: 67% of population unimproved: urban: 8% of population rural: 49% of population total: 33% of population (2010 est.)

Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]

1.2% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 169

Ethnic groups [time series]

Baya 33%, Banda 27%, Mandjia 13%, Sara 10%, Mboum 7%, M'Baka 4%, Yakoma 4%, other 2%

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]

4.7% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 16

HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]

11,000 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 24

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]

130,000 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 36

Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]

3.8% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 171

Hospital bed density [time series]

1 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Infant mortality rate [time series]

total: 95.04 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 4 male: 102.83 deaths/1,000 live births female: 87.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Languages [time series]

French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 50.9 years country comparison to the world: 218 male: 49.64 years female: 52.2 years (2013 est.)

Literacy [time series]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 56.6% male: 69.6% female: 44.2% (2011 est.)

Major infectious diseases [time series]

degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and dengue fever respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis water contact disease: schistosomiasis animal contact disease: rabies (2013)

Major urban areas - population [time series]

BANGUI (capital) 740,000 (2011)

Maternal mortality ratio (Maternal mortality rate) [time series]

890 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 5

Median age [time series]

total: 19.3 years male: 19 years female: 19.7 years (2013 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Central African(s) adjective: Central African

Net migration rate [time series]

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 83

Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]

3.5% (2008) country comparison to the world: 175

Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]

0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Population [time series]

5,166,510 (July 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 118 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected

Population growth rate [time series]

2.14% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 45

Religions [time series]

indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15% note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority

Sanitation facility access [time series]

improved: urban: 43% of population rural: 28% of population total: 34% of population unimproved: urban: 57% of population rural: 72% of population total: 66% of population (2010 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]

total: 7 years male: 8 years female: 5 years (2011)

Sex ratio [time series]

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.75 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Total fertility rate [time series]

4.52 children born/woman (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 30

Urbanization [time series]

urban population: 39.1% of total population (2011) rate of urbanization: 2.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international [time series]

periodic skirmishes over water and grazing rights among related pastoral populations along the border with southern Sudan persist

Refugees and internally displaced persons [time series]

refugees (country of origin): 10,662 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2012) IDPs: 710,000 (clashes between army and rebel groups since 2005; tensions between ethnic groups) (2013)

Trafficking in persons [time series]

current situation: Central African Republic (CAR) is a source and destination country for children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking and possibly women subjected to forced prostitution; most victims appear to be CAR citizens exploited within the country, and that a smaller number are transported back and forth between the CAR and Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and South Sudan; children are forced into domestic servitude, commercial sexual exploitation, agricultural labor, mining, and street vending; armed groups operating in the CAR, including the Lord's Resistance Army, continue to recruit and use children for military activities, while village self-defense units use children as combatants, lookouts, and porters tier rating: Tier 3 - Central African Republic does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government does not investigate or prosecute any suspected cases of human trafficking, including the use of child soldiers; the government also fails to identify, provide protection to, or refer to service providers any trafficking victims; in collaboration with an NGO, the government has convened a working group to develop a national action plan to combat human trafficking (2013)

Transportation

Airports [time series]

39 (2013) country comparison to the world: 106

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]

total: 37 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 11 914 to 1,523 m: 19 under 914 m: 6 (2013)

Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]

river port(s): Bangui (Oubangui); Nola (Sangha)

Roadways [time series]

total: 20,278 km (2010) country comparison to the world: 107

Waterways [time series]

2,800 km (the primary navigable river is the Ubangi, which joins the River Congo; it was the traditional route for the export of products because it connected with the Congo-Ocean railway at Brazzaville; because of the warfare on both sides of the River Congo from 1997, however, routes through Cameroon became preferred by importers and exporters) (2011) country comparison to the world: 35