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    Central African Republic Economy - 1989
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    SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Overview: The Central African Republic (CAR) is one of the poorest countries in Africa, with a per capita income of roughly $400 in 1987. Subsistence agriculture, including forestry, is the backbone of the economy, with over 70% of the population living in the countryside. In 1986 the agricultural sector generated about 40% of GDP, mining and manufacturing 14%, utilities and construction 4%, and services 41%. Agricultural products accounted for about 50% of export earnings and the diamond industry for 30%. Important constraints to economic development include the CAR's landlocked position, a poor transportation infrastructure, and a weak human resource base. Multilateral and bilateral development assistance plays a major role in providing capital for new investment.

      GDP: $1,106 million, per capita $410; real growth rate 1.4% (1987)

      Inflation rate (consumer prices): - 7.0% (1987)

      Unemployment rate: 30%, Bangui (1988 est.)

      Budget: revenues $133.4 million; current expenditures $147.4 million, including capital expenditures of $13.6 million (1986)

      Exports: $131 million (f.o.b., 1987); @m5commodities--diamonds, cotton, coffee, timber, tobacco; @m5partners--France, Belgium, Italy, Japan, US

      Imports: $269 million (c.i.f., 1987); @m5commodities--food, textiles, petroleum products, machinery, electrical equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, industrial products; @m5partners--France, other EC, Japan, Algeria, Yugoslavia

      External debt: $645 million (December 1988)

      Industrial production: 1.7% (1980-86 average)

      Electricity: 35,000 kW capacity; 84 million kWh produced, 30 kWh per capita (1988)

      Industries: sawmills, breweries, diamond mining, textiles, footwear, assembly of bicycles and motorcycles

      Agriculture: commercial--cotton, coffee, peanuts, sesame, tobacco, timber; food crops--manioc, corn, millet, sorghum, peanuts, rice, potatoes; livestock

      Aid: NA

      Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (plural--francs); 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes

      Exchange rates: Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (CFAF) per US$1--312.52 (January 1989), 297.85 (1988), 300.54 (1987), 346.30 (1986), 449.26 (1985)

      Fiscal year: calendar year

      NOTE: The information regarding Central African Republic on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Central African Republic Economy 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Central African Republic Economy 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.

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