| | Geographic Coordinates: | 7 00 N, 21 00 E | | Location: | Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo | | Area: | total: 622,984 sq km
land: 622,984 sq km
water: 0 sq km | | Area - comparative: | slightly smaller than Texas | | Land boundaries: | total: 5,203 km
border countries: Cameroon 797 km, Chad 1,197 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,577 km, Republic of the Congo 467 km, Sudan 1,165 km | | Coastline: | 0 km (landlocked) | | Terrain: | vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest | | Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Oubangui River 335 m
highest point: Mont Ngaoui 1,420 m | | Capital: | 14 prefectures (prefectures, singular - prefecture), 2 economic prefectures* (prefectures economiques, singular - prefecture economique), and 1 commune**; Bamingui-Bangoran, Bangui**, Basse-Kotto, Haute-Kotto, Haut-Mbomou, Kemo, Lobaye, Mambere-Kadei, Mbomou, Nana-Grebizi*, Nana-Mambere, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha-Mbaere*, Vakaga |
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