The flag of the Central African Republic has been adopted in 1958 and it was designed by president of the Oubangui-Chari province Barthelemy Boganda, a big advocate of partnership with France. The flag consists in total of five stripes, four of which are horizontal and one is vertical. Red, white and blue stripes refer to the colonial past of the country and pan-African colors red, yellow and green refer to solidarity with the other African nations. The red vertical bar that connects the other stripes should commemorate bloodshed during various struggles for freedom. Moreover, at the top of the left part of the flag, a yellow five-pointed star – a symbol of African unity, progress and tolerance, is placed.
A country of contrasts, the Central African Republic is a place where the Sahara Desert meets tropical Africa, where the pastoral traditions of Africa’s tribespeople rub shoulders with the colonial architecture of imperial France.
Geographically, much of the Central African Republic is composed of rolling grasslands, dusty deserts and steamy jungles. The northern reaches of the country are dominated by the seemingly infinite Sahara. With so little light pollution here, the night skies gleams with millions of stars.
[/section] [section padding__sm=”15px”] [title text=”Main information”]| Country | Central African Republic |
| Capital city | Bangui |
| Population | 4,616,000 (2013) |
| Total area | 622,984 km2 |
| Formation | 13. 8. 1960 |
| Highest point | Mont Ngaoui (1,420 m) |
| GDP | $3.641 billion(2019) |
| Currency | central african cfa franc (XAF) |
| Code | CF (CAF) |
| ISD Calling code | +236 |
| How to Dial | Please Add 00 or + as Prefix to these Codes |
| Internet TLD | .cf |
