Geography of The Central African Republic
- The Central African Republic is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Africa
- Central Africa
- Middle Africa
- Time zone: West Africa Time (UTC+01)
- Extreme points of the Central African Republic
- High: Mont Ngaoui 1,420 m (4,659 ft)
- Low: Ubangi River 335 m (1,099 ft)
- Land boundaries: 5,203 km
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,577 km
- Chad 1,197 km
- Sudan 175 km
- South Sudan 990 km
- Cameroon 797 km
- Republic of the Congo 467 km
- Coastline: none
- Population of the Central African Republic: 4,216,666(2007) - 124th most populous country
- Area of the Central African Republic: 622,984 square kilometres (240,535 sq mi) - 43rd largest country
- Atlas of the Central African Republic
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