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    Central African Republic

    The Central African Republic is located in Central Africa. Below you can see where the Central African Republic sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Bangui.

    Where Central African Republic is located
    Outline of Central African Republic
    Political map of the Central African Republic and neighboring countries
    Political map: the Central African Republic and its neighbors
    Reference map of the Central African Republic (CIA World Factbook)
    Reference map of the Central African Republic (CIA World Factbook)By United States Central Intelligence Agency · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Relief map of the Central African Republic — physical geography
    Relief map of the Central African Republic — physical geographyBy Carport · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Location map of the Central African Republic
    Location map of the Central African RepublicBy NordNordWest · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    the Central African Republic on the globe
    the Central African Republic on the globeBy Marcos Elias de Oliveira Júnior · CC0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Map of the administrative divisions of the Central African Republic
    First-level administrative divisions of the Central African Republic

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    Administrative divisions of the Central African Republic

    The Central African Republic is divided into 17 prefectures.

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    • Bamingui-Bangoran
    • Bangui
    • Basse-Kotto
    • Haut-Mbomou
    • Haute-Kotto
    • Kémo
    • Lobaye
    • Mambéré-Kadéï
    • Mbomou
    • Nana-Grébizi
    • Nana-Mambéré
    • Ombella-M'Poko
    • Ouaka
    • Ouham
    • Ouham-Pendé
    • Sangha-Mbaéré
    • Vakaga

    Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

    Where is the Central African Republic?

    The Central African Republic lies in Central Africa. Its geographic centre is at about 6.61° N, 20.94° E, and the capital, Bangui, is at 4.37° N, 18.56° E.

    With 622,984 km², it is the 20th-largest of the 54 countries in Africa — about 2.6 times the size of the United Kingdom.

    The Central African Republic lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.

    The Central African Republic is landlocked, with no coastline. See all landlocked countries.

    Neighbouring countries: Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cameroon.

    Geography of the Central African Republic

    Continent
    Africa
    Region
    Central Africa
    Area
    622,984 km²
    Geographic centre
    6.61° N, 20.94° E
    Capital (Bangui)
    4.37° N, 18.56° E
    Size rank in Africa
    20 of 54
    Highest point
    Mont Ngaoui (1,410 m)
    Land borders
    6

    Bordering countries: Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cameroon.