Central African Republic

Central African Republic is a country in Africa with its capital in Bangui and about 5.5 million people. Sango began as a trade language along the Ubangi River and is now an official language alongside French, letting people from the country’s many language communities talk directly.

Central African Republic in purple, with Bangui marked. Outline from the same detailed coastlines the games use.

Capital: Bangui
Continent: Africa
Population (2025): 5.5 million
Land area: 622,980 km² (240,534 sq mi)

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The story of Central African Republic

Where the name comes from

The name translates French République centrafricaine, describing a republic in central Africa.

First people

Ubangian- and Bantu-speaking communities lived here, and the Bouar megaliths, standing stones in the west, are thousands of years old.¹

Known for

Sango began as a trade language along the Ubangi River and is now an official language alongside French, letting people from the country’s many language communities talk directly.²