| Location | Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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| Geographic coordinates | 7 00 N, 21 00 E |
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| Zone | Africa |
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| Area | total: 622,984 sq km
land: 622,984 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | total: 5,203 km
border countries: Cameroon 797 km, Chad 1,197 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,577 km, Republic of the Congo 467 km, Sudan 1,165 km |
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| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
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| Maritime claims | none (landlocked) |
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| Climate | tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers |
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| Terrain | vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Oubangui River 335 m
highest point: Mont Ngaoui 1,420 m |
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| Natural resources | diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower |
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| Irrigated land | 0 km (landlocked) |
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| Natural hazards | hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common |
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Environment -
current issues | tap water is not potable; poaching has diminished the country's reputation as one of the last great wildlife refuges; desertification; deforestation |
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Environment -
international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
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| Geography - note | landlocked; almost the precise center of Africa |
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