The 1992 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

est.)

       commodities:

       turtle products, manufactured consumer goods

       partners:

       mostly US

       Imports:

       $136 million (c.i.f., 1987 est.)

       commodities:

       foodstuffs, manufactured goods

       partners:

       US, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, Netherlands Antilles, Japan

       External debt:

       $15 million (1986)

       Industrial production:

       growth rate NA%

       Electricity:

       74,000 kW capacity; 256 million kWh produced, 9,313 kWh per capita (1991)

       Industries:

       tourism, banking, insurance and finance, construction, building materials,

       furniture making

       Agriculture:

       minor production of vegetables, fruit, livestock; turtle farming

       Economic aid:

       US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $26.7 million; Western (non-US)

       countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $35 million

       Currency:

       Caymanian dollar (plural - dollars); 1 Caymanian dollar (CI$) = 100 cents

       Exchange rates:

       Caymanian dollars (CI$) per US$1 - 1.20 (fixed rate)

       Fiscal year:

       1 April - 31 March

      :Cayman Islands Communications

      Highways:

       160 km of main roads

       Ports:

       George Town, Cayman Brac

       Merchant marine:

       32 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 364,174 GRT/560,241 DWT; includes 1

       passenger-cargo, 7 cargo, 8 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 6 petroleum tanker, 1

       chemical tanker, 1 specialized tanker, 1 liquefied gas carrier, 5 bulk, 2

       combination bulk; note - a flag of convenience registry

       Civil air:

       2 major transport aircraft

       Airports:

       3 total; 3 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways over

       2,439 m; 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

       Telecommunications:

       35,000 telephones; telephone system uses 1 submarine coaxial cable and 1

       Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station to link islands and access

       international services; broadcast stations - 2 AM, 1 FM, no TV

      :Cayman Islands Defense Forces

      Branches:

       Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF)

       Note:

       defense is the responsibility of the UK

      :Central African Republic Geography

      Total area:

       622,980 km2

       Land area:

       622,980 km2

       Comparative area:

       slightly smaller than Texas

       Land boundaries:

       5,203 km; Cameroon 797 km, Chad 1,197 km, Congo 467 km, Sudan 1,165 km,

       Zaire 1,577 km

       Coastline:

       none - landlocked

       Maritime claims:

       none - landlocked

       Disputes:

       none

       Climate:

       tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers

       Terrain:

       vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and

       southwest

       Natural resources:

       diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil

       Land use:

       arable land 3%; permanent crops NEGL%; meadows and pastures 5%; forest and

       woodland 64%; other 28%

       Environment:

       hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; poaching has

       diminished reputation as one of last great wildlife refuges; desertification

       Note:

       landlocked; almost the precise center of Africa

      :Central African Republic People

      Population:

       3,029,080 (July 1992), growth rate 2.6% (1992)

       Birth rate:

       43 births/1,000 population (1992)

       Death rate:

       18 deaths/1,000 population (1992)

       Net migration rate:

       0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)

       Infant mortality rate:

       135 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)

       Life expectancy at birth:

       46 years male, 49 years female (1992)

       Total fertility rate:

       5.5 children born/woman (1992)

       Nationality:

       noun - Central African(s); adjective - Central African

       Ethnic divisions:

       about 80 ethnic groups, the majority of which have related ethnic and

       linguistic characteristics; Baya 34%, Banda 27%, Sara 10%, Mandjia 21%,

       Mboum 4%, M'Baka 4%; 6,500 Europeans, of whom 3,600 are French

       Religions:

       indigenous beliefs 24%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%,

       other 11%; animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian

       majority

       Languages:

       French (official); Sangho (lingua franca and national language); Arabic,

       Hunsa, Swahili

       Literacy:

       27% (male 33%, female 15%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

       Labor force:

       775,413 (1986 est.); agriculture 85%, commerce and services 9%, industry 3%,

       government 3%; about 64,000 salaried workers; 55% of population of working

       age (1985)

       Organized labor:

       1% of labor force

      :Central African Republic Government

      Long-form name:

       Central African Republic (no short-form name); abbreviated CAR

       Type:

       republic, one-party presidential regime since 1986

       Capital:

       Bangui

       Administrative divisions:

       14 prefectures (prefectures, singular - prefecture), 2 economic prefectures*

       (prefectures economiques, singular - prefecture economique), and 1