Central African Republic
Central African Republic
République centrafricaine · Africa
Capital
Bangui
Population
0
Currency
Fr XAF
Calling Code
+236
Languages
Geography
Region
Middle Africa
Subregion
Middle Africa
Continent
Africa
Area
622,984 km²
Landlocked
Yes
TLD
.cf
Borders
Airports (24)
and 15 more airports...
Show All AirportsCountry Codes
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2
CF
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3
CAF
ISO 3166-1 Numeric
140
BCP 47
fr-CF
IOC
CAF
FIFA
CTA
Currency Format
Name
Central African Franc
Native Name
Central African CFA franc
Code
XAF
Symbol
Fr
Symbol Position
before
Decimal Separator
,
Thousands Separator
Decimal Digits
2
Example:
123 457 FCFA
Date & Time Formats
Date Formats
Full
EEEE d MMMM y
Long
d MMMM y
Medium
d MMM y
Short
dd/MM/y
Time Formats
Full
HH:mm:ss zzzz
Long
HH:mm:ss z
Medium
HH:mm:ss
Short
HH:mm
First Day of Week
Monday
Clock Format
24h
Primary Timezone
UTC+01:00
UTC Offset
+00:00
Timezones
Number Formatting
Decimal Separator
,
Thousands Separator
Digit Grouping
3
Numbering System
latn
Example:
1 234 567,89
Locale Settings
Writing Direction
LTR
Measurement System
metric
Temperature Scale
celsius
Paper Size
A4
Driving Side
right
Week Numbering
ISO
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