Industry: diamond mining, logging, brewing, textiles.

Agriculture: cotton, coffee, tobacco, manioc (tapioca); timber.

Exports: diamonds, timber, cotton, coffee, tobacco.

Capital: Bangui

Population: 3,684,000

Literacy Rate: 51%

Life Expectancy: 43 years

• The Central African Republic is a landlocked country right in the heart of Africa.
• Most of the country is savanna plateau, with rain forests in the south.
• The economy is in poor condition, because of its lack of access to the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the worlds least developed countries.
• The country has been frought with political instability since it gained independence from France in 1960.