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Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the south, the Republic of the Congo to the southwest, and Cameroon to the west.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Alert
Sanctions targeting the country: UN (1 regime, 15 listings), United States (1 regime, 29 listings), United Kingdom (1 regime, 30 listings), European Union (1 regime, 15 listings). UN, OFAC, FCDO, EU · 2026.10.07
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 5/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Crise
7.8 /10 risk
- Security 8.5
- Legitimacy 2.9
- Economy 6.5
- Diplomacy 0.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 13 people and 1 entity linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: Central African Republic.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 30 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 23 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 18 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Bangui
- Population
- 6,470,307 inh.
- Area
- 622,984 km²
- Currency
- XAF
- Regime
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Executive in office
Head of State
Faustin-Archange Touadéra
Head of Government
Félix Moloua
Government in office 4 members
ministre des Affaires étrangères
Sylvie Baïpo-Temon
ministre de l'Intérieur et de la Sécurité publique
Bienvenu Zokoué
ministre chargé de l'Économie, du Plan et de la Coopération internationale
Marc Mandaba
ministre des Finances
Hervé Ndoba
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
100 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
3 G$
GDP / capita
556 $
Growth
4.5 %
Inflation
1.0 %
Unemployment
6.3 %
Defense / GDP
2.5 %
Life expectancy
57.7 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.29/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
5/100
Corruption (CPI)
24/100
Press freedom (RSF)
57/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#136
Annual budget
0.1 Md$
Defense effort
2.3 %PIB
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
- 2026-04-26
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2025-12-28
President and National Assembly (1st round)
Faustin-Archange Touadéra 76.2% vs Anicet-Georges Dologuélé 14.7% · turnout 52.4%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.414/1
Gini
43.0
Refugees hosted
55,307
Refugees originating
674,222
National anthem
La Renaissance
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Francophonie (OIF)
- African Union
- ECCAS
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,540 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 2,711, or ×1.1.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2021 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)