Names: conventional long form: Central African Republic conventional short form: none local long form: Republique Centrafricaine local short form: none former: Ubangi-Shari, Central African Empire abbreviation: CAR

Capital City: Bangui

Population: 4,303,356 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)

GDP Per Capita: $1,100 (2006 est.)

Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States

Languages: French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages

Total Area: total: 622,984 sq km land: 622,984 sq km water: 0 sq km slightly smaller than Texas

Region: Africa

Industries: gold and diamond mining, logging, brewing, textiles, footwear, assembly of bicycles and motorcycles

Agriculture: cotton, coffee, tobacco, manioc (tapioca), yams, millet, corn, bananas; timber

Resources: diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower

Labor Force: NA

Exports: $131 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
diamonds, timber, cotton, coffee, tobacco

Imports: $203 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
food, textiles, petroleum products, machinery, electrical equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals

Overview: Subsistence agriculture, together with forestry, remains the backbone of the economy of the Central African Republic (CAR), with more than 70% of the population living in outlying areas. The agricultural sector generates more than half of GDP. Timber has accounted for about 16% of export earnings and the diamond industry, for 40%. Important constraints to economic development include the CAR's landlocked position, a poor transportation system, a largely unskilled work force, and a legacy of misdirected macroeconomic policies. Factional fighting between the government and its opponents remains a drag on economic revitalization. Distribution of income is extraordinarily unequal. Grants from France and the international community can only partially meet humanitarian needs.

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In 2007 Missouri exported $911,827 in goods to Central African Republic. This ranks Central African Republic 166^th among the 223 international buyers of Missouri goods. Missouri exports to Central African Republic increased from the previous year by $901,827 a change of 9,018.27%. State exports to Central African Republic have increased over the last 5 years by $911,827 a change of 9018.27%. Missouri exports account for .01%. of all 2007 US exports to Central African Republic.