Geography of the Central African Republic 5480 222629307 2008-06-30T10:05:20Z Darwinek 107928 updating link using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] [[Image:Central African Republic Map.jpg|thumb|300px||right|Map Of Central African Republic]] {{MapLibrary|Cenafrep sat.png|Central African Republic}} [[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}} [[Category:Geography of the Central African Republic| ]] [[es:Geografía de la República Centroafricana]] [[fr:Géographie de la République centrafricaine]] [[it:Geografia della Repubblica Centrafricana]] [[pt:Geografia da República Centro-Africana]] [[sq:Gjeografia e Republikës Afrika Qendrore]] [[vec:Giografia de la Republica Zsentrafricana]]