| Capital: Bangui
Government: Semi-Presidential Republic
Current President: Faustin-Archange Touadéra
Economy:
- Subsistence agriculture, together with forestry, remains the backbone of the economy, with about 60% of the population living in outlying areas.
- The agricultural sector generates more than half of GDP.
- Timber accounts for 16% of export earnings and the diamond industry, 40%.
Population: 5,745,062 (2018)
Land Size: 622,984 sq km (240,535 sq miles)
Major Ethnic Groups:
- Baya: 33%
- Banda: 27%
- Mandjia: 13%
- Sara: 10%
- Mboum: 7%
- M’Baka: 4%
- Yakoma: 4%
- Other: 2%
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Religions:
- Indigenous beliefs: 35%
- Protestant: 25%
- Roman Catholic: 25%
- Muslim: 15%
Language(s):
- French (official)
- Sangho (lingua franca and national language)
- Gbaya
- Banda
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