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Flag description: four equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white green and yellow with a vertical red band in center; a yellow five-pointed star to the hoist side of the blue band. .
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Additional information about Central African Republic
Official country name: Central African Republic
Short name:
Local names (long and short forms): Republique Centrafricaine /
Former name: Ubangi-Shari, Central African Empire
Abbreviation: CAR
Notes:
Nationality noun / adjective: Central African(s) / Central African
Languages spoken: French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages. .
Capital: Bangui (GMT 1.0, summertime: )
Government type: republic
Population: 4444330 ranked 123, (data 2008)
Geography: almost the precise center of Africa. The lowest point is Oubangui River 335 m and the highest point is Mont Ngaoui 1,420 m. .
Coastline: Coastline km - landlocked. .
Land borders: Central African Republic has a total of 5203 km landborders, bordering to Cameroon 797 km, Chad 1,197 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,577 km, Republic of the Congo 467 km, Sudan 1,165 km. . .
Administrative divisions: 14 prefectures (prefectures, singular - prefecture), 2 economic prefectures* (prefectures economiques, singular - prefecture economique), and 1 commune**; Bamingui-Bangoran, Bangui**, Basse-Kotto, Haute-Kotto, Haut-Mbomou, Kemo, Lobaye, Mambere-Kadei, Mbomou, Nana-Grebizi*, Nana-Mambere, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha-Mbaere*, Vakaga
Dependent areas:
Independence: 13 August 1960 (from France)