Attribute |
Central African Republic × | Argentina × |
Geography | | |
Area (km²) | 622,984 | 2,780,400 |
Continent | Africa | South America |
Land area (km²) | 622,984 | 2,736,690 |
Water area (km²) | 0 | 43,710 |
Land boundaries (km) | 5,920 | 11,968 |
Border countries | - Cameroon
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- South Sudan
- Sudan
| - Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Paraguay
- Uruguay
|
1↑Coastline (km) | 0 | 4,989 |
Mean elevation (m) | 635 | 595 |
Lowest point (m) | 335 | -105 |
Highest point (m) | 1,410 | 6,962 |
People | | |
Population | 5,990,855 | 45,479,118 |
Official languages | | |
Religion | Indigenous beliefs | Nominally Roman Catholic |
Government | | |
Long country name | Central African Republic | Argentine Republic |
Short country name | - | Argentina |
Long local name | Republique Centrafricaine | Republica Argentina |
Short local name | - | Argentina |
Former name | - Central African Empire
- Ubangi-Shari
| - |
Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
Capital | Bangui | Buenos Aires |
Economy | | |
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 3,390,000,000 | 922,100,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 1,937,000,000 | 637,600,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 4.3 | 2.9 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 700 | 20,900 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 5.4 | 17.6 |
Labor force | 2,242,000 | 18,000,000 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 6.9 | 8.4 |
Population below poverty line (%) | 62 | 25.7 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 282,900,000 | 120,600,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 300,100,000 | 158,600,000,000 |
Military expenditures (% of GDP) | - | 0.86 |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 14.6 | 18.9 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -0.9 | -6 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 52.9 | 57.6 |
Inflation rate (%) | 4.1 | 25.7 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 4.25 | - |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 15.5 | 26.58 |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 428,900,000 | 62,610,000,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 428,900,000 | 62,610,000,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 547,000,000 | 219,400,000,000 |
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | - | 56,130,000,000 |
Current account balance (USD) | -163,000,000 | -31,320,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 113,700,000 | 58,450,000,000 |
Imports (USD) | 393,100,000 | 63,970,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 304,300,000 | 55,330,000,000 |
External debt (USD) | 779,900,000 | 214,900,000,000 |
National currency | Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs | Argentine pesos |
National currency (code) | XAF | ARS |
National currency (symbol) | FCFA | $ |
National currency rate to USD | 605.3 | 16.92 |