CapitalBangui
Government typepresidential republic
Chief of statePresident Faustin-Archange TOUADÉRA (since 30 March 2016)
Natural resourcesdiamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower
Industriesgold and diamond mining, logging, brewing, sugar refining
Export partnersUAE 54%, China 14%, France 6%, Turkey 5%, Belgium 4% (2023)
Import partnersChina 16%, Cameroon 14%, France 8%, Belgium 6%, Cote d'Ivoire 5% (2023)
