CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
| Independent state, formerly known as Oubangui-Chari, a part of French Equatorial Africa. It is bounded on the north by Chad, on the east by the Sudan, on the south by the People's Republic of Congo and Zaire, and on the west by Cameroon. A member of the UDEAC, it is also associated with EU through the Lome Convention. | |
| CAPITAL | Bangui. |
| POPULATION | 3,576,884. |
| LANGUAGE(S) | French. |
| WEIGHTS AND MEASURES | Metric system. |
| ELECTRICITY SUPPLY | 220/380v. 50 cycles AC. |
| CURRENCY(-IES) | CFA Franc. |
| EXCHANGE RATE | CFA Fr. 825.010 = £1 sterling (fluctuating rate). |
| TIME | 1 hour ahead of GMT (Same as BST). |
DIALLING CODE |
00 236. |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | 1 Jan; 29 Mar; 30 Jun; 13, 15 Aug; 1 Nov; 1, 25 Dec; in addition, the following which have variable dates: Easter Monday. |
| ENQUIRIES | Embassy of the
Central African Republic, 30 rue des Perchamps, F-75016, Paris. Tel: 00 33 1 4224 9665. Matters are handled by the British High Commission in Cameroon. Address: Avenue Winston Churchill, BP547, Yaoundé. Tel: 00 237 220545/220796, fax: 00 237 220148. |
| CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambre de Commerce, BP 252, Bangui. Tel: 00 236 611668, fax: 00 236 613570. |