Geography of the Central African Republic
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[[Image:Central African Republic Map.jpg|thumb|300px||right|Map Of Central African Republic]]
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[[Image:Central African Republic Topography.png|thumb|300px|Topography of Central African Republic]]
'''Location:'''
Central [[Africa]], north of [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
'''Geographic coordinates:'''
{{coor d|7|N|21|E|}}
'''Map references:'''
Africa
'''Area:'''
<br>''total:''
622,984 km²
<br>''land:''
622,984 km²
<br>''water:''
0 km²
'''Area - comparative:'''
slightly smaller than [[Texas]]
'''Land boundaries:'''
<br>''total:''
5,203 km
<br>''border countries:''
[[Cameroon]] 797 km, [[Chad]] 1,197 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,577 km, [[Republic of the Congo]] 467 km, [[Sudan]] 1,165 km
'''Coastline:'''
0 km (landlocked)
'''Maritime claims:'''
none (landlocked)
'''Climate:'''
tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers
'''Terrain:'''
vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest
'''Elevation extremes:'''
<br>''lowest point:''
[[Oubangui River]] 335 m
<br>''highest point:''
[[Mont Ngaoui]] 1,420 m
'''Natural resources:'''
[[diamond]]s, [[uranium]], [[timber]], [[gold]], [[petroleum]], [[hydropower]]
'''Land use:'''
<br>''arable land:''
3%
<br>''permanent crops:''
0%
<br>''permanent pastures:''
5%
<br>''forests and woodland:''
75%
<br>''other:''
17% (1993 est.)
'''Irrigated land:'''
NA km²
'''Natural hazards:'''
hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common
'''Environment - current issues:'''
tap water is not potable; poaching has diminished its reputation as one of the last great wildlife refuges; desertification; deforestation
'''Environment - international agreements:'''
<br>''party to:''
[[Biodiversity]], [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change|Climate Change]], [[Desertification]], [[Endangered Species]], [[Nuclear Test Ban]], [[Ozone Layer Protection]], [[Tropical Timber 94]]
<br>''signed, but not ratified:''
[[Law of the Sea]]
'''Geography - note:'''
[[landlocked]]; almost the precise center of Africa
==See also==
*[[Central African Republic]]
{{Geography of Africa}}
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[[vec:Giografia de la Republica Zsentrafricana]]