Population: 2,952,382 (July 1991), growth rate 2.6% (1991)

Birth rate: 44 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 18 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 138 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 45 years male, 49 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 5.6 children born/woman (1991)

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

Religion: indigenous beliefs 24%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%, other 11%; animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority

Language: 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

NOTE: The information regarding Central African Republic on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Central African Republic People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Central African Republic People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.