Central Africa Map
Central Africa Map.
Central Africa is the core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda. Middle Africa (as used by the United Nations when categorizing geographic subregions) is an analogous term that includes Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, and São Tomé and Príncipe. All of the states in the UN subregion of Middle Africa, plus those otherwise commonly reckoned in Central Africa (11 states in total), constitute the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS). Since its independence in 2011, South Sudan has also been commonly included in the region.
It limits to the north with North Africa, to the east with Eastern Africa, to the south with southern Africa and to the west with the Atlantic Ocean and West Africa.
This subregion is dominated by the Congo River and its tributaries that, collectively, occupy a basin greater than that of any other river except the Amazon.
In Central Africa many languages are spoken, the main lingua franca being the French language. Map 1997.
Central Africa is the core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda. Middle Africa (as used by the United Nations when categorizing geographic subregions) is an analogous term that includes Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, and São Tomé and Príncipe. All of the states in the UN subregion of Middle Africa, plus those otherwise commonly reckoned in Central Africa (11 states in total), constitute the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS). Since its independence in 2011, South Sudan has also been commonly included in the region.
It limits to the north with North Africa, to the east with Eastern Africa, to the south with southern Africa and to the west with the Atlantic Ocean and West Africa.
This subregion is dominated by the Congo River and its tributaries that, collectively, occupy a basin greater than that of any other river except the Amazon.
In Central Africa many languages are spoken, the main lingua franca being the French language. Map 1997.
List of countries of Central Africa with their political seat, national territorial area, number of inhabitants and population density.
| Country | Capital | Area | Population | Density |
| Angola | Luanda | 1 246 700 km² | 25,789,024 pop. (2014 Census) | 20.69/km² |
| Burundi | Gitega | 27,834 km² | 10,524,117 pop. (est. 2016) | 1,040.1/km² |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | 475,442 km² | 23,439,189 pop. (est 2016) | 39.7/km² |
| Central African Republic | Bangui | 622,984 km² | 4,594,621 pop. (est. 2016) | 7.1/km² |
| Chad | N'Djamena | 1,284,000 km² | 13,670,084 pop. (est 2015) | 8.6/km² |
| Congo | Brazzaville | 342,000 km² | 5,125,821 pop. (est 2016) | 12.8/km² |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Kinshasa | 2,345,409 km² | 78,736,153 pop. (est 2016) | 34.83/km² |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | 28,050 km² | 1,221.49 pop. (est. 2016) | 43,57/km² |
| Gabon | Libreville | 267,667 km² | 1,979,786 pop. (est. 2016) | 5,5/km² |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | 1,001 km² | 199,910 pop. (est 2016) | 199.7/km² |
| South Sudan | Yuba | 619,745 km² | 12,230,730 pop. (est. 2016) | 13.33/km² |