Central African Republic
Country statistics
Total area: 240,533 sq miles (622,980 sq km)
Population (2012 est.): 5,057,208 (growth rate: 2.14%); birth rate: 36.13/1000; infant mortality rate: 97.17/1000; life expectancy: 50.48; density per sq km: 7
Capital City: Bangui
Monetary unit: CFA Franc
Languages: French (official), Sangho (lingua franca, national), tribal languages
Ethnicity/race: Baya 33%, Banda 27%, Mandjia 13%, Sara 10%, Mboum 7%, M'Baka 4%, Yakoma 4%, other 2%
Religions: indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant and Roman Catholic (both with animist influence) 25% each, Islam 15%
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