Population: 5,391,539
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): 358.5
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: N/A
Women as % of Parliament: 12% (2012)
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 0.06
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 18%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%) : 40%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality: 2.5
Rating Economy: Big Mac Index: N/A
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): 0.7
Economy: Human Development Index: 0.35
Economy: Technology Index: 45
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: 2.5
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP): 1.2 (2009)
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 80.12
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force: N/A
Health: Expenditure Per Capita: $24
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000: 1
Health: Physicians Per 1000: 1
Media: Televisions (total number): 18,000
Media: Per Capita Televisions (you compute this): 5.04
% of GDP as Industry: 11.9%
Total Labor Force: 2.306 million (2015 est.)
% of Labor Force in Industry: N/A
Unemployment Rate: 8% (2001 est.)
Public Debt % of GDP: -2.6% of GDP (2015 est.)
Inflation Rate Industries Value of Exports: 8% (2015 est.)
Export Commodities: diamonds, timber, cotton, coffee
Export Partners and %: China 29.2%, Indonesia 15.1%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 15%, Norway 7%, Morocco 5.9%, Saudi Arabia 4.4%, France 4% (2014)
Value of Imports: $264.9 million (2015 est.)
Import Commodities: food, textiles, petroleum products, machinery, electrical equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals
Import Partners and %: Norway 14%, France 7.7%, US 7.6% (2014)
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: 580.5 (2015 est.)
Electricity Production: 181 million kWh (2012 est.
Electricity Consumption: 168.3 million kWh (2012 est.)
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 43.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 56.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Refined Oil Production: 0 bbl/day (2012 est.)
Refined Oil Consumption: 2,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)
Natural Gas Production: 0 cu m (2013 est.)
Natural Gas Consumption: 0 cu m (2013 est.)
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 800
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 1.5 million
# of Internet Hosts: 20 (2012)
# of Internet Users: 181,000
# of Airports (total): 39 (2013)
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 2
# of km of Roadways (total): 20,278 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 1,385 km
# km of Waterways: 2,800 km (the primary navigable river is the Ubangi, which joins the River Congo; it was the traditional route for the export of products because it connected with the Congo-Ocean railway at Brazzaville; because of the warfare on both sides of the River Congo from 1997, importers and exporters preferred routes through Cameroon) (2011)
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: Bangui (Oubangui); Nola (Sangha)
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): 358.5
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: N/A
Women as % of Parliament: 12% (2012)
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 0.06
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 18%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%) : 40%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality: 2.5
Rating Economy: Big Mac Index: N/A
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): 0.7
Economy: Human Development Index: 0.35
Economy: Technology Index: 45
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: 2.5
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP): 1.2 (2009)
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 80.12
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force: N/A
Health: Expenditure Per Capita: $24
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000: 1
Health: Physicians Per 1000: 1
Media: Televisions (total number): 18,000
Media: Per Capita Televisions (you compute this): 5.04
% of GDP as Industry: 11.9%
Total Labor Force: 2.306 million (2015 est.)
% of Labor Force in Industry: N/A
Unemployment Rate: 8% (2001 est.)
Public Debt % of GDP: -2.6% of GDP (2015 est.)
Inflation Rate Industries Value of Exports: 8% (2015 est.)
Export Commodities: diamonds, timber, cotton, coffee
Export Partners and %: China 29.2%, Indonesia 15.1%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 15%, Norway 7%, Morocco 5.9%, Saudi Arabia 4.4%, France 4% (2014)
Value of Imports: $264.9 million (2015 est.)
Import Commodities: food, textiles, petroleum products, machinery, electrical equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals
Import Partners and %: Norway 14%, France 7.7%, US 7.6% (2014)
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: 580.5 (2015 est.)
Electricity Production: 181 million kWh (2012 est.
Electricity Consumption: 168.3 million kWh (2012 est.)
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 43.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 56.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Refined Oil Production: 0 bbl/day (2012 est.)
Refined Oil Consumption: 2,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)
Natural Gas Production: 0 cu m (2013 est.)
Natural Gas Consumption: 0 cu m (2013 est.)
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 800
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 1.5 million
# of Internet Hosts: 20 (2012)
# of Internet Users: 181,000
# of Airports (total): 39 (2013)
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 2
# of km of Roadways (total): 20,278 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 1,385 km
# km of Waterways: 2,800 km (the primary navigable river is the Ubangi, which joins the River Congo; it was the traditional route for the export of products because it connected with the Congo-Ocean railway at Brazzaville; because of the warfare on both sides of the River Congo from 1997, importers and exporters preferred routes through Cameroon) (2011)
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: Bangui (Oubangui); Nola (Sangha)