Central African Republic

République centrafricaine · Bêafrîka

Central African Republic (CF, CAF) is a country in Middle Africa, with Bangui as its capital. The currency is the Central African CFA Franc (XAF, FCFA). The international dialling code is +236; mobile numbers are written like 70 01 23 45. The time zone is Africa/Bangui. Official languages: Sango and French.

CurrencyXAFFCFA

Dial code+236e.g. 70 01 23 45

Time zoneBanguiUTC+01:00

LanguageSango+1 more

CapitalBangui

Population5.7M623K km²

Overview

Official name: Central African Republic
Native name: République centrafricaine · Bêafrîka
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: CF
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: CAF
ISO 3166-1 numeric: 140
IOC code: CAF
Demonym: Central African
Capital: Bangui
Region: Africa › Middle Africa
Status: Independent, UN member
Groups: Middle Africa
United Nations
Internet domain: .cf
Coordinates: 7, 21
Area: 622,984 km²
Population: 5,650,960
GDP: $5.8B ($1K per person)
Literacy: 56.6%
Landlocked: Yes
Land borders: 🇨🇲 Cameroon
🇹🇩 Chad
🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa
🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville
🇸🇸 South Sudan
🇸🇩 Sudan

Currency

Central African CFA Franc XAF

Symbol: FCFA
Minor units: None (0 decimals)
Example: FCFA 1.235

Languages

Language	Status	Share of population
Sango sg	Official	49% (2.8M)
French fr	Official	29% (1.6M)
Lingala ln		0.24% (13.6K)

Time zones

Time zone	Local time	Standard	Daylight saving	Name
Africa/Bangui		UTC+01:00	none	West Africa Time

Phone numbers

Calling code: +236
Dial-out prefix: 00
Trunk prefix: none
National number length: 8 digits
Emergency number: 117 pattern 1(?:1[78]|220)

Number types

Type	National format	International format	Layout	Digits
Fixed line	21 61 23 45	+236 21 61 23 45	XX XX XX XX	8
Mobile	70 01 23 45	+236 70 01 23 45	XX XX XX XX	8
Premium rate	87 76 12 34	+236 87 76 12 34	XX XX XX XX	8

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Show the 1 formatting rules

Digits pattern	Leading digits	Format	International
`(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})`	`[26-8]`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`

Address and postal code

No address data.

Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week: Monday
Weekend: Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year: Contains at least 1 day of the new year
Hour cycle: 24-hour (0–23), also h, hB
Calendars: gregorian
Measurement system: Metric
Temperature: Celsius
Paper size: A4
Locales: fr-CF
ln-CF
sg-CF

Number and date formats

As written by the Sango (Central African Republic) locale (sg-CF), amounts in XAF.

Number: 1.234.567,891
Percent: 45,7%
Currency (XAF): FCFA 1.234.568
Accounting: FCFA-1.234.568
Currency, name: 1.234.568 farânga CFA (BEAC)
Compact short: 1,2M
Compact long: 1,2M
Scientific: 1,235E6
Speed: 88 km/h
Temperature: 21,5°C
Date, full: Lâpôsö 27 Mbängü 2026
Date, long: 27 Mbängü 2026
Date, medium: 27 Mbä, 2026
Date, short: 27/3/2026
Time, medium: 15:04:05
Time, short: 15:04
Date and time: 27 Mbä, 2026 15:04
Month and year: Mbängü 2026
Weekday: Lâpôsö
Relative time: Bîrï · +3 d · -2 h
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