Kouanbangui
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Republic of Kouanbangui Ködörösêse tî Kouanbangui (Sango) | |
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| Capital | Kouanbangui City |
| Official languages | Sango |
| Religion (2019) |
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| Demonym(s) | Kouanese |
| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
• President | Daniel Samba-Panza |
• Prime Minister | Faustin Bozizé |
| Area | |
• Total | 622,984 km2 (240,535 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 0 |
| Gini | 65.4 very high |
| HDI | 0.315 low |
| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XFA) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 |
| Driving side | right |
Kouanbangui formally the Republic of Kouanbangui is a landlocked country in the precise location of Central Africa, thus it is sometimes known as Central African Republic. The foundation of Kouanbangui is the outcome of a long-timed civil war between tribal factions that resulted in political and democratic instability, being most of the country under control of rebel factions. The territory is divided in 16 prefectures and the capital and largest city is Kouanbangui City.
Geography
Climate
All of northern and central Kouanbangui is under tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate. It is hot all-year round although during the rainy season, it gets somewhat chilly at night.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.8 (89.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
37.4 (99.3) |
39.1 (102.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.0 (87.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
24.0 (75.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.0 (62.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19 (0.7) |
24 (0.9) |
72 (2.8) |
99 (3.9) |
124 (4.9) |
139 (5.5) |
137 (5.4) |
130 (5.1) |
119 (4.7) |
72 (2.8) |
43 (1.7) |
25 (1.0) |
1,003 (39.4) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 64 | 71 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 78 |