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Central African Republic

Republique Centrafricaine

former: Central African Empire

former: Ubangi-Shari

 
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Bob Starkgraf

COMMUNICATIONS

Telephones - main lines in use:
 9,500 (2000)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
 710 (1998)
Telephone system:
 general assessment: fair system
domestic: network consists principally of microwave radio relay and low-capacity, low-powered radiotelephone communication
international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:
 AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2002)
Radios:
 283,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
 1 (2001)
Televisions:
 18,000 (1997)
Internet country code:
 .cf
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
 1 (2002)
Internet users:
 2,000 (2002)
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TRANSPORTATION

Railways:
 0 km
Highways:
 total: 23,810 km
paved: 429 km
unpaved: 23,381 km (2000)
Waterways:
 900 km
note: traditional trade carried on by means of shallow-draft dugouts; Oubangui is the most important river, navigable all year to craft drawing 0.6 m or less; 282 km navigable to craft drawing as much as 1.8 m
Ports and harbors:
 Bangui, Nola, Salo, Nzinga
Airports:
 51 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways:
 total: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
 total: 47
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 23
under 914 m: 13 (2002)
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MILITARY

Military branches:
 Central African Armed Forces (FACA) (including Republican Guard, Ground Forces, Naval Forces, and Air Force), Presidential Security Guard, Gendarmerie, National Police
Military manpower - availability:
 males age 15-49: 845,182 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
 males age 15-49: 442,220 (2002 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
 $29 million (FY96)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
 2.2% (FY96)
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TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES

Disputes - international:
 none
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