Central African Republic: Geography#
Location | Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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Geographic Coordinates | 7 00 N, 21 00 E 7.0,21.0 |
Area | total: 622,984 sq km land: 622,984 sq km water: 0 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
Land boundaries | total: 5,920 km border countries: Cameroon 901 km, Chad 1,556 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,747 km, Republic of the Congo 487 km, South Sudan 1,055 km, Sudan 174 km |
Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Oubangui River 335 m highest point: Mont Ngaoui 1,420 m |
Highest Mountains | As there is no entry in Wolfram we are listing mountain list of Geonames only: According to Geonames: Mont Toussoro 1330 m; Goule 1242 m; Koun Nzoro 1201 m; Pana 1183 m; Jebel Abu Rasein 1144 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
Terrain | vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest |
Natural Hazards | hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common |
Natural Resource | diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower |
Land Use | arable land: 2.89% permanent crops: 0.13% other: 96.98% (2011) |
Climate | tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers |
Irrigated Land | 1.35 sq km (2003) |
Renewable Water Resources | 144.4 cu km (2011) |
Environment_CurrentIssues | tap water is not potable; poaching has diminished the country's reputation as one of the last great wildlife refuges; desertification; deforestation |
Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
Large Cities | Bangui; Bimbo; Mbaiki; Berberati; Kaga-Bandoro [Verified] Important Cities |
Geography-note | landlocked; almost the precise center of Africa |