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   Note: This section last updated 5th April 2021

In French:

   1 234,45

(where , indicates the decimal separator and a space the thousands separator)

In Lingala:

   1.234,45

(where , indicates the decimal separator and . the thousands separator)

   Note: This section last updated 5th April 2021

In French and Lingala:

   dd/mm/yyyy

   14:32 

The official language is French (9 000 speakers). 67 other languages are spoken. The most widespread are: Banda-Bambari (183 000 speakers); Banda-Banda (102 000 speakers); Mid-Southern Banda (100 000 speakers); South Central Banda (150 000 speakers); Bokoto (130 000 speakers); Kano-Katsina-Bororo Fulfulde (156 000 speakers); Gbaya-Bossangoa (176 000 speakers); Northwest Gbaya (200 000 speakers); Southwest Gbaya (164 000 speakers); Manza (220 000 speakers); Sango (350 000 speakers) and Yakoma (100 000 speakers).

   Note: This section last updated 26th March 2022

Any address written in a non-native language will be written in French. Deliveries are made only to post office boxes (Boîte Postale, or BP).

Though postal deliveries are only to mailing addresses, street addresses will be found for the use of couriers, visitors etc. As not all streets are named, these may often be descriptive and unstructured. Examples:

Telephone numbers and e-mail addresses may also be found in the address, for the use of couriers requiring directions to a delivery point.

   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired 

This is written as Boîte Postale, or BP.

The Central African Republic has no postal code system.

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   Note: This section last updated 27th July 2014

Refer to Exonyms in Central African Republic for full lists of place names in Central African Republic in other languages.

The Central African Republic has 14 prefectures , 2 economic prefectures (préfectures économiques, singular - préfecture économique, shown in the list below with an asterisk), and 1 commune (shown in the list below with §):

   Bamingui-Bangoran 
   Bangui  §
   Basse-Kotto 
   Haute-Kotto   
   Haut-Mbomou     
   Kémo    
   Lobaye 
   Mambéré-Kadéï 
   Mbomou 
   Nana-Grébizi  *
   Nana-Mambéré 
   Ombella-M’Poko 
   Ouaka 
   Ouham 
   Ouham-Pendé 
   Sangha-Mbaéré  *
   Vakaga 

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Central African Republic telephone numbers have no area codes. Subscriber numbers have 8 digits. Mobile numbers commence 70, 75 or 77.