Central African Republic Economy - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

GDP: $764 million (1984), $280 per capita, —8.7% real growth (1984)

Natural resources: diamonds, uranium, timber

Agriculture: commercial—cotton, coffee, peanuts, sesame, wood; main food crops manioc corn, peanuts, rice, potatoes

Major industries: sawmills, brewery, diamond mining and splitting

Electric power: 46,000 kW capacity (1985); 80 million kWh produced (1985), 29 kWh per capita

Exports $ J 14.6 million (f.o.b., 1984); cotton, coffee, diamonds, timber

Imports: $139.6 million (f.o.b., 1984 est.); textiles, petroleum products, machinery, electrical equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals

Major trade partners: exports—France, Belgium, Japan, US; imports—France and other EC countries, Japan, Algeria, Yugoslavia

Budget-(1984) revenues $93.3 million; current expenditures $90.8 million; official foreign debt $223 million (1984)

Monetary conversion rate-475 Commu-naute Financiere Africaine (CFA) francs=US$l (1985)

Fiscal year: calendar year

NOTE: The information regarding Central African Republic on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Central African Republic 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Central African Republic 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.