Central African Republic

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Official Name
The Central African Republic
Population Full

5,496,000 (2019 census)

Principal Languages
French, Sango
Literacy Rate
38% (2019 UNICEF)
International Conventions
ACHPR (1986), CDE (1962), CPPDCE (2012), CSICH (2004), ICCPR (1981), ILOCITP (2010), UNCRPD (2016), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique 1988, Bendor-Samuel and Hartell 1989, Moñino 1988
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Central African Republic is 72. All are living languages. Of these, 65 are indigenous and 7 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional, 17 are developing, 39 are vigorous, 11 are in trouble, and 3 are dying. Also listed are 6 unestablished languages and 1 macrolanguage.