!!!Central African Republic: Geography ||Location|Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo ||Geographic Coordinates|7 00 N, 21 00 E[{GoogleMap location='7.0,21.0' zoom='4'}] ||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|http://www.wolframalpha.com] we are listing mountain list of [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org] only:__\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: 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@global-geography.org|mailto:office@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/Africa/Central_African_Republic/Geography/Important_Cities] ||Geography-note|landlocked; almost the precise center of Africa