Location:
Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Geographic coordinates:
7 00 N, 21 00 E
Map references:
Africa
Area:
Area - comparative: Land boundaries:
Coastline: Maritime claims:
none (landlocked)
Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: Land use:
Irrigated land: Total renewable water resources: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Environment - international agreements:
Geography - note:
total:
622,984 sq km
country comparison to the world: 45
land:
622,984 sq km
water:
0 sq km
slightly smaller than Texas
total:
5,920 km
border countries:
Cameroon 901 km, Chad 1,556 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,747 km, Republic of the Congo 487 km, South Sudan 1,055 km, Sudan 174 km
[see also: Land boundaries country ranks ]
0 km (landlocked)
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]
tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers
vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest
lowest point:
Oubangui River 335 m
highest point:
Mont Ngaoui 1,420 m
diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower
arable land:
2.89%
permanent crops:
0.13%
other:
96.98% (2011)
1.35 sq km (2003)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]
144.4 cu km (2011)
[see also: Total renewable water resources country ranks ]
total:
0.07 cu km/yr (83%/17%/1%)
per capita:
17.42 cu m/yr (2005)
hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common
tap water is not potable; poaching has diminished the country's reputation as one of the last great wildlife refuges; desertification; deforestation
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
Law of the Sea
landlocked; almost the precise center of Africa