Population: 3,142,182 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.16% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 42.3 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 20.69 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 137.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 42.54 years
male: 41.07 years
female: 44.06 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 5.42 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Central African(s)
adjective: Central African

Ethnic divisions: Baya 34%, Banda 27%, Sara 10%, Mandjia 21%, Mboum 4%, M'Baka 4%, Europeans 6,500 (including 3,600 French)

Religions: indigenous beliefs 24%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%, other 11%
note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority

Languages: French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), Arabic, Hunsa, Swahili

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
total population: 27%
male: 33%
female: 15%
Labor force: 775,413 (1986 est.)
by occupation: agriculture 85%, commerce and services 9%, industry 3%, government 3%
note: about 64,000 salaried workers; 55% of population of working age (1985)

NOTE: The information regarding Central African Republic on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Central African Republic People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Central African Republic People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.