Central African Republic Geography 1996

Location:

Central Africa, north of Zaire

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total area:

622,980 sq km

land area:

622,980 sq km

comparative area:

slightly smaller than Texas

Land boundaries:

total 5,203 km, Cameroon 797 km, Chad 1,197 km, Congo 467 km, Sudan 1,165 km, Zaire 1,577 km

Coastline:

0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims:

none; landlocked

International disputes:

none

Climate:

tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers

Terrain:

vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest

Natural resources:

diamonds

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

64%

other:

28%

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

tap water is not potable; poaching has diminished reputation as one of last great wildlife refuges; desertification

natural hazards:

hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common

international agreements:

party to - Endangered Species, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea

Note:

landlocked; almost the precise center of Africa

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