| Location | Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Geographic coordinates | 7 00 N, 21 00 E |
| Map references | Africa |
| Area | total: 622,984 sq km land: 622,984 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | slightly smaller than Texas; about four times the size of Georgia |
| Land boundaries | total: 5,920 km border countries (6): Cameroon 901 km, Chad 1556 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1747 km, Republic of the Congo 487 km, South Sudan 1055 km, Sudan 174 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime claims | none (landlocked) |
| Climate | tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers |
| Terrain | vast, flat to rolling plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Mont Ngaoui 1,410 m lowest point: Oubangui River 335 m mean elevation: 635 m |
| Natural resources | diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower |
| Land use | agricultural land: 8.1% (2018 est.) arable land: 2.9% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 5.1% (2018 est.) forest: 36.2% (2018 est.) other: 55.7% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 10 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 141 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common |
| Geography - note | landlocked; almost the precise center of Africa |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
