Country Information
Population
5,357,984 (July 2021 est.)
Ethnicity (%)
Baya (28.8), Banda (22.9), Mandjia (9.9), Sara (7.9), M'Baka-Bantu (7.9), Arab-Fulani [Peul] (6), Mbum (6), Ngbanki (5.5), Zande-Nzakara (3), other Central African Republic ethnic groups (2), non-Central African Republic ethnic groups (.1)
Religion (%)
Christian (89), Muslim (9), folk (1), unaffiliated (1)
Note: animistic beliefs and practices influence religious beliefs.
Leader
President Faustin-Archange Touadera (2016)
Government type
Presidential Republic
Legal system
Civil law system based on the French model
Sources: CIA World Factbook
Pray for Central African Republic
Pray that the church remains united despite national fragmentation due to ongoing conflict. Ask God to give displaced Christians the grace to forgive their persecutors. Uphold our brothers and sisters as they look to the Lord for clarity and truth in relation to scripture.
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Believers Caught Between Fighting Rebels
Photo: VOA News For many years, the people of the Central African Republic have endured civil war
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Massacre in North-Central Region
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Violent Rampages Assault Christian District
Rev. Nicolas Guerekoyame-Gbangou
Photo: World Watch MonitorA prominent religious leader, who has
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Peace Needed Amid Rampant Devastation
Michel Djotodia resigned as president in January.
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