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Central African Republic
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Key Facts
Climate
tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers
Coastline
0 km (landlocked)
Government type
presidential republic
Languages
French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages
Natural resources
diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower
Terrain
vast, flat to rolling plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest