Time zone: GMT + 1 hour
Location: central Africa, north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Capital: Bangui
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (currency code XAF)
Languages: French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages. Business language: French
Airport authority contact information: Agence pour la securite de la navigation aerienne en Madagascar, Bangui. Telephone: +236 61 33 80
Airports: In 2005 Central African Republic had 50 airports, only 3 of which have a paved runway, the most significant of which are:
Bakouma Airport
Bambari Airport
Bangassou Airport
Bangui M'poko Airport
Batangafo Airport
Berberati Airport
Birao Airport
Bossangoa Airport
Bossembele Airport
Bouar Airport
Bozoum Airport
Bria Airport
Carnot Airport
Gordil Airport
Gounda Airport
Koumala Airport
Ndele Airport
Obo Mboki Airport
Ouadda Airport
Ouanda Djalle Airport
Rafai Airport
Yalinga Airport
Zemio Airport
