Attribute |
Central African Republic × | Kenya × |
Geography | | |
Area (km²) | 622,984 | 580,367 |
Continent | Africa | Africa |
Land area (km²) | 622,984 | 569,140 |
Water area (km²) | 0 | 11,227 |
Land boundaries (km) | 5,920 | 3,457 |
Border countries | - Cameroon
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- South Sudan
- Sudan
| - Ethiopia
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Uganda
|
Coastline (km) | 0 | 536 |
Mean elevation (m) | 635 | 762 |
Lowest point (m) | 335 | 0 |
Highest point (m) | 1,410 | 5,199 |
People | | |
Population | 5,990,855 | 53,527,936 |
Official languages | | |
Religion | Indigenous beliefs | Christian |
Government | | |
Long country name | Central African Republic | Republic of Kenya |
Short country name | - | Kenya |
Long local name | Republique Centrafricaine | Republic of Kenya/Jamhuri ya Kenya |
Short local name | - | Kenya |
Former name | - Central African Empire
- Ubangi-Shari
| |
1↑Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
Capital | Bangui | Nairobi |
Economy | | |
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 3,390,000,000 | 163,700,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 1,937,000,000 | 79,220,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 4.3 | 4.9 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 700 | 3,500 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 5.4 | 10.4 |
Labor force | 2,242,000 | 19,600,000 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 6.9 | 40 |
Population below poverty line (%) | 62 | 36.1 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 282,900,000 | 13,950,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 300,100,000 | 19,240,000,000 |
Military expenditures (% of GDP) | - | 1.3 |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 14.6 | 17.6 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -0.9 | -6.7 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 52.9 | 54.2 |
Inflation rate (%) | 4.1 | 8 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 4.25 | 10 |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 15.5 | 13.67 |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 428,900,000 | 14,070,000,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 428,900,000 | 14,070,000,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 547,000,000 | 32,000,000,000 |
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | - | 19,330,000,000 |
Current account balance (USD) | -163,000,000 | -5,021,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 113,700,000 | 5,792,000,000 |
Imports (USD) | 393,100,000 | 15,990,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 304,300,000 | 7,354,000,000 |
External debt (USD) | 779,900,000 | 27,590,000,000 |
National currency | Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs | Kenyan shillings |
National currency (code) | XAF | KES |
National currency (symbol) | FCFA | KSh |
National currency rate to USD | 605.3 | 102.1 |