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694:
553:
1042:
764:
666:
993:
1090:
1104:
708:
838:
814:
420:
1076:
750:
567:
539:
581:
652:
525:
736:
40:
722:
680:
887:
794:
605:
481:
407:
374:
231:
223:
158:
150:
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defining its fundamental priorities with the aim of alleviating poverty. As a result, many of the state-owned business entities have been privatized and limited efforts have been made to standardize and simplify labor and investment codes and to address problems of corruption. The
Central African Government is currently in the process of adopting new labor and investment codes.
1425:
Military rebellions and social unrest in 1996 were accompanied by widespread destruction of property and a drop in GDP of 2%. Ongoing violence between the government and rebel military groups over pay issues, living conditions, and political representation has destroyed many businesses in the capital
1437:
and IMF and interest-free credits to support investments in the agriculture, livestock, and transportation sectors have had limited impact. The World Bank and IMF are now encouraging the government to concentrate exclusively on implementing much-needed economic reforms to jump-start the economy and
1061:
Diamonds are the only of these mineral resources currently being developed; reported sales of largely uncut diamonds made up close to 60% of the CAR's export earnings as of 2001. Industry contributes less than 20% of the country's GDP, with artesian diamond mining, breweries, and sawmills making up
1346:
The financial sector of the CAR, the smallest in the CEMAC, plays a limited role in supporting economic growth. Suffering from weak market infrastructure and legal and judicial frameworks, the financial system remains small, undeveloped, and dominated by commercial banks. Because of economic and
1057:
The country has rich natural resources in the form of diamonds, gold, uranium, and other minerals. Diamonds constitute one of the most important exports of the CAR, frequently accounting for 20-30% of export revenues, but an estimated 30-50% of the diamonds produced each year leave the country
1159:
Foodcrops are not exported in large quantities but they still constitute the principal cash crops of the country because
Central Africans derive far more income from the periodic sale of surplus foodcrops than from exported cash crops such as cotton or coffee. Many rural and urban women also
2177:
1350:
With less than 1% of the total population holding a bank account, access to financial services is extremely limited in the CAR. Microfinance accounts only for 1% of the total credit facilities, serving 0.5 percent of the population. Low levels of mobile penetration – which stand at 30%, a
2768:
1172:
The per capita income of the CAR is often listed as being around $ 400 a year, said to be one of the lowest in the world, but this figure is based mostly on reported sales of exports and largely ignores the more important but unregistered sale of foods, locally produced
1022:, resulting in frequent shortages of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. The C.A.R.'s transportation and communication network is limited. The country has only 429 kilometers of paved road, limited international, and no domestic air service, and does not possess a railroad.
1033:. The telephone system functions, albeit imperfectly. Four radio stations operate in the C.A.R., as well as one television station. Numerous newspapers and pamphlets are published on a regular basis, and one company provides Internet access.
1421:
of the currencies of 14 Francophone
African nations on 12 January 1994 had mixed effects on the CAR's economy. Diamond, timber, coffee, and cotton exports increased, leading an estimated rise of GDP of 7% in 1994 and nearly 5% in 1995.
1351:
significantly lower percentage than in the rest of the continent – dampen the potential expansion of access to financial services through mobile technology. In April 2022, the country announced that it will adopt the cryptocurrency
944:
derives from agriculture. 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.
3121:
1387:(Mehler 2005:150). The presence of numerous foreign personnel and organizations in the country, including peacekeepers and refugee camps, provides an important source of revenue for many Central Africans.
1164:
or hard liquor and derive considerable income from the sale of these drinks. Much of the income derived from the sale of foods and alcohol is not "on the books" and thus is not considered in calculating
1116:
74% (2013) of the population in the
Central African Republic works in the agriculture industry, so Central African Republic's economy is dominated by the cultivation and sale of foodcrops such as
3075:
3209:
1433:(IMF) approved an Extended Structure Adjustment Facility in 1998. The government has set targets of annual 5% growth and 25% inflation for 2000–2001. Structural adjustment programs with the
1152:
is illustrated by the fact that the total production of cassava, the staple food of most
Central Africans, ranges between c. 200,000 and 300,000 tons a year, while the production of
2108:
1062:
the bulk of the sector. Services account for 25% of GDP, largely because of government bureaucracy and high transportation costs arising from the country's landlocked position.
1347:
security concerns, financial institutions, and particularly microfinance institutions (MFIs), have consolidated their business in the capital, Bangui, over the past few years.
1413:
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
976:
for export include cotton, coffee, and tobacco. Timber has accounted for about 16% of export earnings and the diamond industry for nearly 54%. Central
African Republic is a
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3021:
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17:
3026:
1005:
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1058:
clandestinely. There may be petroleum deposits along the country's northern border with Chad. (Two billion barrels of oil are present in private estimates).
2464:. UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States. Archived from
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2981:
3709:
3085:
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River traffic on the
Oubangui River is impossible from April to July, and conflict in the region has sometimes prevented shipments from moving between
3141:
2991:
2940:
2892:
2685:
3704:
3109:
2925:
3600:
3370:
3219:
3080:
3001:
2083:
2742:
2945:
2930:
3062:
3011:
2827:
2088:
1045:
The country has rich but largely unexploited natural resources; meanwhile, forestry remains an important contributor to the C. A. R. economy.
254:
3189:
3161:
3126:
3016:
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2976:
389:
382:
105:
3151:
2137:
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1049:
In 2014, the country exported 59.3 million US dollars of forest products. This accounts for 40% of total export earnings in the C.A.R.
3146:
3131:
3095:
2986:
2913:
259:
3204:
3166:
3156:
2964:
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2904:
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97:
3515:
3714:
3238:
3194:
3176:
3090:
2852:
3292:
3184:
3136:
3214:
1390:
In the 40 years since independence, the CAR has made slow progress toward economic development. Economic mismanagement, poor
784:
3375:
3199:
2385:
2353:
828:
2374:
2461:
2887:
2532:
179:
3254:
2882:
2800:
2440:
2252:
2723:
3259:
2025:
2022:
2019:
2016:
2013:
2010:
2007:
2004:
2001:
283:
2059:
2056:
2053:
2050:
2047:
2044:
2041:
2038:
2035:
289:
184:
3626:
277:
2229:
3390:
3006:
2686:"Let's Be Real: The Informal Sector and the Gig Economy are the Future, and the Present, of Work in Africa"
1169:, which is one reason why official figures for per capita income are not accurate in the case of the CAR.
3673:
3669:
2591:
2239:
2185:
2116:
1430:
3285:
2660:
936:, the Central African Republic is overwhelmingly agrarian. The vast bulk of the population engages in
3682:
3067:
977:
877:
847:
125:
120:
59:
2609:
3430:
2865:
2843:
2536:
2432:
2406:
2382:
2350:
2073:
913:
101:
3665:
3540:
3530:
3335:
2291:"Poverty headcount ratio at $ 1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) – Central African Republic"
937:
363:
235:
162:
2433:"Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) – Central African Republic"
2316:
2290:
2265:"Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) – Central African Republic"
2264:
3545:
3435:
3365:
2877:
1407:
941:
918:
140:
1398:, scarce private investment, and adverse external conditions have led to deficits in both its
3605:
3525:
3490:
3475:
3460:
3415:
3350:
3278:
2595:
3656:
3480:
2872:
1190:
1041:
898:
308:
8:
3580:
3555:
3405:
3400:
3380:
3345:
3330:
1384:
1011:
1375:
The CAR is heavily dependent upon multilateral foreign aid and the presence of numerous
3652:
3643:
3634:
3565:
3535:
3520:
3505:
3495:
3485:
3450:
3445:
3395:
3340:
3315:
2586:
2234:
1174:
1145:
969:
933:
622:
3575:
3570:
3510:
3465:
3425:
3320:
3301:
2634:
Department of State. The Office of
Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs.
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2078:
1166:
1018:. Fuel supplies must be barged in via the Oubangui River or trucked overland through
926:
323:
2812:
1406:. Its debt burden is considerable, and the country has seen a decline in per capita
3630:
3550:
3500:
3455:
3440:
3420:
3410:
3385:
3325:
2635:
1194:
345:
3560:
3470:
3360:
2730:
1383:
official put it, the CAR is a country "sous serum," or a country hooked up to an
1379:'s which provide numerous services which the government fails to provide. As one
1212:
1156:, the principal exported cash crop, ranges from c. 25,000 to 45,000 tons a year.
1117:
634:
1197:
of the CAR is more important than the formal economy for most
Central Africans.
1957:
1949:
1946:
1943:
1940:
1937:
1934:
1931:
1928:
1925:
1919:
1414:
1391:
1268:
1254:
997:
981:
3698:
2576:
2540:
2527:
2465:
804:
671:
93:
2860:
2342:
1987:
1984:
1981:
1978:
1975:
1972:
1969:
1966:
1963:
1161:
992:
713:
2709:
1418:
1331:
1089:
769:
507:
77:
1103:
2145:
1434:
1240:
464:
1446:
The following table shows the main economic indicators in 1980–2017.
1296:
1261:
1149:
1075:
973:
630:
626:
304:
3270:
1395:
1338:
In addition to smaller productions of other agricultural products.
1186:
1026:
1019:
922:
755:
572:
456:
2743:"Central African Republic adopts bitcoin as an official currency"
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
1352:
1324:
1289:
1275:
1205:
1178:
1133:
1121:
953:
949:
586:
544:
460:
452:
448:
444:
437:
65:
39:
1995:
1399:
1317:
1310:
1282:
1233:
1219:
1153:
1141:
1137:
1125:
1030:
1010:
Much of the country's limited electrical supply is provided by
965:
957:
657:
530:
503:
499:
495:
440:
45:
929:
of just $ 805 as measured by purchasing power parity in 2019.
2317:"GINI index (World Bank estimate) – Central African Republic"
1403:
1368:
1363:
1303:
1247:
1182:
1129:
1015:
961:
741:
727:
699:
685:
558:
1380:
1226:
921:
as of 2019, even lower than much smaller countries such as
618:
433:
1376:
1160:
transform some foodcrops into alcoholic drinks such as
1095:
A woman harvesting and transporting cassava in Boukoko.
1006:
List of power stations in the Central African Republic
2842:
2375:"Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI)"
2710:
Central African Republic production in 2019, by FAO
2610:"Central African Republic – Economy | Britannica"
1000:is nonetheless an important transportation route.
3696:
2690:Center for Global Development | Ideas to Action
2407:"Labor force, total – Central African Republic"
2178:"World Economic Outlook Database, October 2019"
2084:Mining industry of the Central African Republic
1358:
3286:
2828:
2109:"World Economic Outlook Database, April 2019"
2089:United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
1426:and reduced tax revenues for the government.
2769:"Report for Selected Countries and Subjects"
1148:. The importance of foodcrops over exported
897:All values, unless otherwise stated, are in
2533:"Background Note: Central African Republic"
1200:Central African Republic produced in 2019:
1109:Women processing fresh cassava for cooking.
3293:
3279:
2835:
2821:
2661:"Country profile Central African Republic"
2224:
2222:
2172:
2170:
2168:
2166:
2164:
2162:
3710:World Trade Organization member economies
2220:
2218:
2216:
2214:
2212:
2210:
2208:
2206:
2204:
2202:
837:
813:
419:
2719:
2717:
1362:
1040:
991:
629:, electrical equipment, motor vehicles,
18:Forestry in the Central African Republic
3705:Economy of the Central African Republic
2159:
2138:"World Bank Country and Lending Groups"
890:$ 304.3 million (31 December 2017 est.)
817:$ 779.9 million (31 December 2017 est.)
14:
3697:
2517:
2515:
2513:
2511:
2509:
2507:
2505:
2503:
2501:
2499:
2497:
2495:
2383:HDRO (Human Development Report Office)
2351:HDRO (Human Development Report Office)
2199:
1341:
1081:Cassava plant trimmings to be planted.
3300:
3274:
2816:
2714:
2566:
2564:
2562:
2560:
2558:
2556:
2554:
2552:
2550:
2493:
2491:
2489:
2487:
2485:
2483:
2481:
2479:
2477:
2475:
2462:"UN-OHRLLS Least Developed Countries"
2653:
2386:United Nations Development Programme
2354:United Nations Development Programme
1215:(7th largest producer in the world);
1052:
336:66.3% on less than $ 1.90/day (2008)
153:$ 2.321 billion (nominal, 2019 est.)
205:4.5% (2019e) 5.0% (2020e)
24:
2636:"Central African Republic (06/08)"
2547:
2472:
996:Though periodically unusable, the
202:4.5% (2017) 3.8% (2018e)
25:
3726:
1905:
987:
3601:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
3371:Democratic Republic of the Congo
3057:
2903:
2665:EUROPEAN TIMBER TRADE FEDERATION
2570:
2521:
1441:
1102:
1088:
1074:
886:
885:
836:
812:
793:
792:
762:
748:
734:
720:
706:
692:
678:
664:
650:
604:
603:
579:
565:
551:
537:
523:
480:
479:
418:
406:
405:
373:
372:
230:
229:
222:
221:
157:
156:
149:
148:
38:
2793:
2761:
2735:
2703:
2678:
2627:
2602:
2454:
2425:
2399:
2343:"Human Development Index (HDI)"
3715:African Union member economies
2367:
2335:
2309:
2283:
2257:
2130:
2101:
1065:
13:
1:
2094:
948:Principal food crops include
1359:Economic aid and development
32:the Central African Republic
7:
2592:Central Intelligence Agency
2539:. July 2001. Archived from
2240:Central Intelligence Agency
2186:International Monetary Fund
2117:International Monetary Fund
2067:
1431:International Monetary Fund
1371:, Central African Republic.
1036:
608:$ 393.1 million (2017 est.)
484:$ 113.7 million (2017 est.)
10:
3731:
2582:"Central African Republic"
2230:"Central African Republic"
2142:datahelpdesk.worldbank.org
1913:Current XAF exchange rates
1003:
855:−0.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
797:−$ 163 million (2017 est.)
226:$ 448 (nominal, 2019 est.)
3614:
3589:
3308:
3232:
3175:
3117:
3108:
3053:
3044:
2972:
2963:
2921:
2912:
2901:
2851:
1912:
940:and 55% of the country's
925:with an estimated annual
894:
875:
871:300.1 million (2017 est.)
867:
863:282.9 million (2017 est.)
859:
845:
826:
821:
801:
782:
640:
612:
599:
513:
488:
475:
470:
427:
414:
399:
361:
343:
319:
302:
268:
245:
212:
193:
172:
139:
134:
111:
87:
75:
60:Central African CFA franc
52:
37:
3356:Central African Republic
2977:Administrative divisions
2866:French Equatorial Africa
2844:Central African Republic
2786:
2729:22 February 2014 at the
2537:U.S. Department of State
2253:(Archived 2019 edition.)
2074:Central African Republic
1410:over the last 40 years.
914:Central African Republic
841:52.9% of GDP (2017 est.)
2614:Encyclopædia Britannica
1469:(in bil. US$ nominal)
978:least developed country
932:Sparsely populated and
364:Human Development Index
2878:Central African Empire
1408:gross national product
1372:
1046:
1001:
919:gross domestic product
917:is $ 2.321 billion by
3516:São Tomé and Príncipe
3376:Republic of the Congo
1366:
1330:6.7 thousand tons of
1323:8.5 thousand tons of
1239:120 thousand tons of
1232:138 thousand tons of
1225:140 thousand tons of
1218:143 thousand tons of
1211:511 thousand tons of
1204:730 thousand tons of
1191:traditional medicines
1044:
995:
255:181st (nominal, 2019)
180:163rd (nominal, 2019)
2873:Kongo-Wara rebellion
2598:on 20 November 2000.
1485:(Percentage of GDP)
1316:10 thousand tons of
1309:10 thousand tons of
1302:12 thousand tons of
1295:17 thousand tons of
1288:19 thousand tons of
1281:21 thousand tons of
1274:30 thousand tons of
1267:36 thousand tons of
1260:75 thousand tons of
1253:87 thousand tons of
1246:90 thousand tons of
1012:hydroelectric plants
642:Main import partners
515:Main export partners
3591:States with limited
2640:2001-2009.state.gov
2439:. World Bank &
1457:(in bil. US$ PPP)
1342:Finance and banking
1193:, for example. The
938:subsistence farming
247:GDP per capita rank
89:Trade organisations
34:
3302:Economy of Africa
3086:Telecommunications
2587:The World Factbook
2437:data.worldbank.org
2411:data.worldbank.org
2321:data.worldbank.org
2295:data.worldbank.org
2269:data.worldbank.org
2235:The World Factbook
1417:policies. The 50%
1373:
1047:
1002:
623:petroleum products
126:Low-income economy
29:
3692:
3691:
3618:other territories
3391:Equatorial Guinea
3268:
3267:
3228:
3227:
3142:Human trafficking
3104:
3103:
3040:
3039:
3022:Political parties
3017:National Assembly
2992:Foreign relations
2959:
2958:
2468:on 17 March 2010.
2238:(2024 ed.).
2079:Economy of Africa
2065:
2064:
1903:
1902:
1355:as legal tender.
1167:per capita income
1053:Natural resources
927:per capita income
907:
906:
321:Population below
260:184th (PPP, 2019)
185:165th (PPP, 2019)
161:$ 4.262 billion (
44:OBangui Hotel in
16:(Redirected from
3722:
3679:
3678:(United Kingdom)
3674:Tristan da Cunha
3670:Ascension Island
3662:
3649:
3640:
3616:Dependencies and
3309:Sovereign states
3295:
3288:
3281:
3272:
3271:
3248:
3241:
3115:
3114:
3071:
3051:
3050:
2970:
2969:
2919:
2918:
2907:
2837:
2830:
2823:
2814:
2813:
2804:
2797:
2780:
2779:
2777:
2775:
2765:
2759:
2758:
2756:
2754:
2739:
2733:
2721:
2712:
2707:
2701:
2700:
2698:
2696:
2682:
2676:
2675:
2673:
2671:
2657:
2651:
2650:
2648:
2646:
2631:
2625:
2624:
2622:
2620:
2606:
2600:
2599:
2594:. Archived from
2574:
2573:
2568:
2545:
2544:
2543:on 4 April 2002.
2525:
2524:
2519:
2470:
2469:
2458:
2452:
2451:
2449:
2447:
2429:
2423:
2422:
2420:
2418:
2403:
2397:
2396:
2394:
2392:
2371:
2365:
2364:
2362:
2360:
2339:
2333:
2332:
2330:
2328:
2313:
2307:
2306:
2304:
2302:
2287:
2281:
2280:
2278:
2276:
2261:
2255:
2250:
2248:
2246:
2226:
2197:
2196:
2194:
2192:
2174:
2157:
2156:
2154:
2152:
2134:
2128:
2127:
2125:
2123:
2105:
1910:
1909:
1449:
1448:
1367:A bricklayer in
1195:informal economy
1106:
1092:
1078:
889:
888:
880:
879:Foreign reserves
850:
840:
839:
831:
816:
815:
807:
796:
795:
787:
768:
766:
765:
754:
752:
751:
740:
738:
737:
726:
724:
723:
712:
710:
709:
698:
696:
695:
684:
682:
681:
670:
668:
667:
656:
654:
653:
607:
606:
585:
583:
582:
571:
569:
568:
557:
555:
554:
543:
541:
540:
529:
527:
526:
483:
482:
422:
421:
410:1,919,063 (2019)
409:
408:
380:
376:
375:
356:
348:
347:Gini coefficient
326:
315:2.6% (2020 est.)
233:
232:
225:
224:
160:
159:
152:
151:
42:
35:
33:
28:
21:
3730:
3729:
3725:
3724:
3723:
3721:
3720:
3719:
3695:
3694:
3693:
3688:
3687:
3677:
3660:
3647:
3638:
3619:
3617:
3610:
3594:
3592:
3585:
3304:
3299:
3269:
3264:
3251:
3244:
3237:
3224:
3220:Public holidays
3171:
3100:
3069:
3036:
3002:Law enforcement
2955:
2908:
2899:
2847:
2841:
2810:
2808:
2807:
2798:
2794:
2789:
2784:
2783:
2773:
2771:
2767:
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333:62.0% (2008)
324:poverty line
238:, 2019 est.)
165:, 2019 est.)
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3593:recognition
3546:South Sudan
3436:Ivory Coast
3152:LGBT rights
3058:Agriculture
2774:5 September
2695:7 September
2645:19 February
2619:12 November
2446:27 December
2417:27 December
2391:11 December
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2327:27 December
2301:27 December
2275:27 December
2245:27 December
1419:devaluation
1332:sesame seed
1066:Agriculture
1014:located in
952:, peanuts,
770:Netherlands
508:buttonquail
465:motorcycles
423:6.5% (2019)
295:(2017 est.)
278:agriculture
78:Fiscal year
30:Economy of
3699:Categories
3648:(Portugal)
3606:Somaliland
3526:Seychelles
3491:Mozambique
3476:Mauritania
3461:Madagascar
3416:The Gambia
3351:Cape Verde
3070:(currency)
3068:CFA franc
2982:Censorship
2936:Ecoregions
2670:28 October
2191:6 December
2146:World Bank
2095:References
1473:GDP growth
1435:World Bank
1241:sugar cane
1150:cash crops
1004:See also:
974:cash crops
934:landlocked
899:US dollars
494:diamonds,
195:GDP growth
135:Statistics
100:(signed),
3481:Mauritius
3147:Languages
3132:Education
3096:Transport
3027:President
3012:Ministers
2987:Elections
2941:Mountains
2914:Geography
2893:2013–2014
2888:Civil War
1478:Inflation
1297:pineapple
1262:vegetable
1146:plantains
970:plantains
631:chemicals
627:machinery
305:Inflation
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3581:Zimbabwe
3556:Tanzania
3406:Ethiopia
3401:Eswatini
3381:Djibouti
3346:Cameroon
3331:Botswana
3255:Category
3205:Football
3167:Religion
3157:Polygamy
3007:Military
2965:Politics
2951:Wildlife
2883:Bush War
2803:estimate
2799:modeled
2753:29 April
2727:Archived
2068:See also
1396:tax base
1255:plantain
1187:bushmeat
1179:diamonds
1037:Forestry
1027:Kinshasa
1020:Cameroon
923:Barbados
868:Expenses
860:Revenues
756:Cameroon
573:Cameroon
471:External
461:bicycles
457:footwear
453:textiles
381:(2018) (
290:services
284:industry
173:GDP rank
53:Currency
3657:Réunion
3653:Mayotte
3644:Madeira
3639:(Spain)
3635:Melilla
3566:Tunisia
3536:Somalia
3521:Senegal
3506:Nigeria
3496:Namibia
3486:Morocco
3451:Liberia
3446:Lesotho
3396:Eritrea
3366:Comoros
3341:Burundi
3316:Algeria
3239:Outline
3195:Cuisine
3177:Culture
3110:Society
3091:Tourism
3046:Economy
2926:Borders
2853:History
2747:Reuters
2182:IMF.org
2113:IMF.org
1801:−36.7%
1475:(real)
1353:bitcoin
1325:avocado
1290:pumpkin
1276:sorghum
1206:cassava
1175:alcohol
1134:sorghum
1126:peanuts
1122:cassava
954:sorghum
950:cassava
600:Imports
587:Austria
545:Burundi
476:Exports
449:brewing
445:logging
438:diamond
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3576:Zambia
3571:Uganda
3511:Rwanda
3466:Malawi
3426:Guinea
3321:Angola
3260:Portal
3185:Cinema
3137:Health
3081:Mining
3076:Energy
2946:Rivers
2931:Cities
2579::
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2251:
1996:XE.com
1827:11.6%
1594:−1.7%
1574:19.2%
1551:−0.2%
1548:−2.1%
1528:10.5%
1505:13.3%
1502:−3.0%
1400:budget
1318:coffee
1311:millet
1283:cotton
1269:orange
1234:banana
1220:peanut
1189:, and
1154:cotton
1144:, and
1142:sesame
1138:millet
1031:Bangui
968:, and
966:sesame
958:millet
803:Gross
775:(2017)
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504:coffee
500:cotton
496:timber
441:mining
392:(2018)
388:0.222
377:0.381
357:(2008)
98:AfCFTA
46:Bangui
3631:Ceuta
3551:Sudan
3501:Niger
3456:Libya
3441:Kenya
3421:Ghana
3411:Gabon
3386:Egypt
3326:Benin
3246:Index
3215:Music
3210:Media
3063:Banks
2787:Notes
2724:MFW4A
1994:From
1956:From
1918:From
1896:3.8%
1893:4.0%
1890:2.07
1884:3.37
1881:2017
1873:4.6%
1870:4.5%
1867:1.83
1861:3.19
1858:2016
1850:4.5%
1847:4.8%
1844:1.70
1838:3.01
1835:2015
1824:1.0%
1821:1.90
1815:2.84
1812:2014
1804:6.6%
1798:1.69
1792:2.76
1789:2013
1781:5.9%
1778:4.1%
1775:2.51
1769:4.29
1766:2012
1758:1.2%
1755:3.3%
1752:2.44
1746:4.05
1743:2011
1735:1.5%
1732:3.0%
1729:2.14
1723:3.84
1720:2010
1712:3.5%
1709:1.9%
1706:2.06
1700:3.68
1697:2009
1689:9.3%
1686:2.1%
1683:2.03
1677:3.59
1674:2008
1666:0.9%
1663:4.6%
1660:1.76
1654:3.45
1651:2007
1643:6.7%
1640:4.8%
1637:1.54
1631:3.22
1628:2006
1623:109%
1620:2.9%
1617:2.5%
1614:1.41
1608:2.69
1605:2005
1597:3.2%
1591:0.87
1585:2.69
1582:2000
1571:4.3%
1568:1.12
1562:2.35
1559:1995
1545:1.57
1539:1.83
1536:1990
1525:3.7%
1522:0.88
1516:1.39
1513:1985
1499:0.71
1493:0.93
1490:1980
1452:Year
1404:trade
1369:Paoua
1304:mango
1248:maize
1183:ivory
1130:maize
1016:Boali
962:maize
742:Italy
728:Japan
700:China
688:11.5%
686:India
674:12.3%
660:17.1%
561:12.5%
559:China
547:16.2%
533:31.2%
383:188th
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62:(XAF)
3561:Togo
3471:Mali
3361:Chad
3200:Flag
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2755:2022
2697:2022
2672:2017
2647:2019
2621:2021
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1381:UNDP
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1029:and
910:The
772:4.6%
758:4.9%
744:5.1%
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589:7.8%
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463:and
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390:IHDI
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2801:ILO
2441:ILO
2060:USD
2057:JPY
2054:HKD
2051:GBP
2048:EUR
2045:CNY
2042:CHF
2039:CAD
2036:AUD
2026:USD
2023:JPY
2020:HKD
2017:GBP
2014:EUR
2011:CNY
2008:CHF
2005:CAD
2002:AUD
1988:USD
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1979:GBP
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1970:CHF
1967:CAD
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1929:CAD
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