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Central African Republic summary

Central African Republic is a big country with around 5M Central African Republic. Official languages are French and Sango. Central African Republic uses metric system (kilograms, centimeters, °C). Time zone is UTC+01:00. Currency used in Central African Republic is Central African CFA franc (XAF).

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🗺️ Passport Rank #203

ATMs in Central African Republic are Rare. Internet speed in Central African Republic is on average 0.9 Mbps.

🏙️ Bangui
🗣️ French Sango
👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 5M ☀️ ~25 °C 🌧 ~113 mm 👍 Least Developed 🚩 623k km2 (241k mi²)

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General

Socket 🔌

Central African Republic uses 220V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type C and Type E.

Languages 🗣️

French
Sango

Money

Currency 💱

100 XAF = 0.16 USD

Central African Republic uses the Central African CFA franc (symbol: Fr), code XAF.Banknotes come in denominations of 10000, 5000, 2000, 1000 and 500 francs. Franc is subdivided into 100 centimes. Coins come in denominations of 500, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5, 2 and 1 francs.

ATM 🏧🏦

Rare

Automatic teller machines are rare in Central African Republic. Your best bet is to look for them in large cities and community places.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.

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Phone

Mobile Phone 📱

Roaming 🌐

Emergency Calls 🚨

Police :

112

Ambulance :

113

Fire department :

110

Calling ☎️

International

To call Central African Republic, dial +, then 236 (the country code for Central African Republic), then the area code and the local number.

Locally

For local calls within Central African Republic, start with the area code. In the case above area code is - Geographic fixed - .

international: + 236 - Geographic fixed - 1234567
calling local: - Geographic fixed - 1234567

Internet connection

Internet Speed 💯

Internet speed in Central African Republic is on average 0.9 Mbps.

Wifi 📡

WiFi coverage in Central African Republic is very low. It's quite hard to find one.

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Driving

Rules 🚗

Limits 🚦

Weather

Temperature 🌡️

Rainfall ☔

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