Central African Republic

Exact population: 4,303,356 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 and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 51%; male: 63.3%; female: 39.9%
Ethnicities: Baya 33%, Banda 27%, Mandjia 13%, Sara 10%, Mboum 7%, M'Baka 4%, Yakoma 4%, other 2%
Land boundaries: 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, Sudan 1,165 km
Terrain: Vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest
Extremes: Lowest point: Oubangui River 335 m; highest point: Mont Ngaoui 1,420 m
Imports: France 17.6%, US 16.3%, Cameroon 9.3%, Belgium 5% (2004)
Exports: Belgium 39.6%, Italy 8.7%, Spain 8%, US 6.2%, France 6.1%, Indonesia 5.9%, China 4.9% (2004)
Industries: Gold and diamond mining, logging, brewing, textiles, footwear, assembly of bicycles and motorcycles

Source: CIA World Factbook