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There are more than 80 ethnic groups in the C.A.R., each with its own language. About 50% are Baya-Mandjia and Banda--40% largely located in the northern and central parts of the country), and 7% are M'Baka (southwestern corner of the CAR. Sangho, the language of a small group along the Oubangui River, is the national language spoken by the majority of Central Africans. Only a small part of the population has more than an elemental knowledge of French, the official language. More than 55% of the population of the C.A.R. lives in rural areas. The chief agricultural areas are around the Bossangoa and Bambari. Bangui, Berberati, Bangassou, and Bossangoa are the most densely populated urban centers. |
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estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2000 est.) |
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estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2000 est.) |
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Baya 34%, Banda 27%, Sara 10%, Mandjia 21%, Mboum 4%, M'Baka 4%, Europeans 6,500 (including 1,500 French) |
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Baya? 34%, Banda 27%, Sara? 10%, Mandjia? 21%, Mboum? 4%, M'Baka? 4%, Europeans? 6,500 (including 1,500 French) |
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indigenous beliefs 24%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%, other 11% |
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[indigenous beliefs]? 24%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%, other 11% |
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animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority |
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[animistic beliefs]? and practices strongly influence the Christian majority |
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French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), Arabic, Hunsa, Swahili |
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French (official), Sangho? (lingua franca and national language), Arabic, Hunsa?, Swahili |
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