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agricultural sector generated about 42% of

       GDP. Timber accounted for about 26% of export earnings and the diamond

       industry for 54%. Important constraints to economic development

       include the CAR's landlocked position, a poor transportation system,

       and a weak human resource base. Multilateral and bilateral development

       assistance, particularly from France, plays a major role in providing

       capital for new investment.

       National product:

       GDP - purchasing power equivalent - $2.5 billion (1993 est.)

       National product real growth rate:

       −3% (1990 est.)

       National product per capita:

       $800 (1993 est.)

       Inflation rate (consumer prices):

       −3% (1990 est.)

       Unemployment rate:

       30% (1988 est.) in Bangui

       Budget:

       revenues:

       $175 million

       expenditures:

       $312 million, including capital expenditures of $122 million (1991

       est.)

       Exports:

       $123.5 million (f.o.b.1992)

       commodities:

       diamonds, cotton, coffee, timber, tobacco

       partners:

       France, Belgium, Italy, Japan, US

       Imports:

       $165.1 million (f.o.b.1992)

       commodities:

       food, textiles, petroleum products, machinery, electrical equipment,

       motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, industrial

       products

       partners:

       France, other EC countries, Japan, Algeria

       External debt:

       $859 million (1991)

       Industrial production:

       growth rate 4% (1990 est.); accounts for 14% of GDP

       Electricity:

       capacity:

       40,000 kW

       production:

       95 million kWh

       consumption per capita:

       30 kWh (1991)

       Industries:

       diamond mining, sawmills, breweries, textiles, footwear, assembly of

       bicycles and motorcycles

       Agriculture:

       accounts for 42% of GDP; self-sufficient in food production except for

       grain; commercial crops - cotton, coffee, tobacco, timber; food crops

       - manioc, yams, millet, corn, bananas

       Economic aid:

       recipient:

       US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70–90), $52 million; Western

       (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970–90), $1.6

       billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979–89), $6 million; Communist countries

       (1970–89), $38 million

       Currency:

       1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes

       Exchange rates:

       Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (CFAF) per US$1 - 592.05

       (January 1994), 283.16 (1993), 264.69 (1992), 282.11 (1991), 272.26

       (1990), 319.01 (1989)

       note:

       beginning 12 January 1994, the CFA franc was devalued to CFAF 100 per

       French franc from CFAF 50 at which it had been fixed since 1948

       Fiscal year:

       calendar year

      @Central African Republic, Communications

      Highways:

       total:

       22,000 km

       paved:

       bituminous 458 km

       unpaved:

       improved earth 10,542 km; unimproved earth 11,000 km

       Inland waterways:

       800 km; traditional trade carried on by means of shallow-draft

       dugouts; Oubangui is the most important river

       Airports:

       total:

       65

       usable:

       51

       with permanent-surface runways:

       3

       with runways over 3,659 m:

       0

       with runways 2,440–3,659 m:

       2

       with runways 1,220–2,439 m:

       20

       Telecommunications:

       fair system; network relies primarily on radio relay links, with

       low-capacity, low-powered radiocommunication also used; broadcast

       stations - 1 AM, 1 FM, 1 TV; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station

      @Central African Republic, Defense Forces

      Branches:

       Central African Army (including Republican Guard), Air Force, National

       Gendarmerie, Police Force

       Manpower availability:

       males age 15–49 701,728; fit for military service 367,264

       Defense expenditures:

       exchange rate conversion - $23 million, 1.8% of GDP (1989 est.)

      @Chad, Geography

      Location:

       Central Africa, between the Central African Republic and Libya

       Map references:

       Africa, Standard Time Zones of the World

       Area:

       total area:

       1.284 million sq km

       land area:

       1,259,200 sq km

       comparative area:

       slightly more than three times the size of California

       Land boundaries:

       total 5,968 km, Cameroon 1,094 km, Central African Republic 1,197 km,

       Libya 1,055 km, Niger 1,175 km, Nigeria 87 km, Sudan 1,360 km

       Coastline:

       0 km (landlocked)

       Maritime claims:

       none; landlocked

       International disputes:

       the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled in February 1994 that

       the 100,000 sq km Aozou Strip between Chad and Libya belongs to Chad,

       and that Libya must withdraw from it by 31 May 1994; Libya had

       withdrawn its forces in response to the ICJ ruling, but as of June

       1994 still maintained an airfield in the disputed area; demarcation of

       international boundaries in Lake Chad, the lack of

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