Central African Republic
The Central African Republic is one of the 193 UN member states, in Middle Africa. UN Tourism counted 87,000 international arrivals there in 2019, rarer than 93% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Prism.
- International arrivals
- 87,000in 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 186th of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Prismrarer than 93%
- Area
- 620,646 km² (239,633 sq mi)
- Population
- 4.7 millionNatural Earth estimate
- Prefectures
- 17in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 1with scheduled flights
- World Heritage Sites
- 1on Globestamp’s list
Does the Central African Republic count as a country?
Yes. The Central African Republic is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
| List | Counts the Central African Republic? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Central African Republic |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
The Central African Republic stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. The Central African Republic’s is Prism: the full spectrum with glints, the finish for places with 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year. With 87,000 international arrivals in 2019, the Central African Republic is rarer than 93% of the 199 places with figures. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to the Central African Republic
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts the Central African Republic when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. With a single airport with scheduled flights (Bangui M'Poko International Airport, BGF), photos only at the airport make a transit stamp, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Places in the Central African Republic you can collect
Under the country itself, Globestamp keeps layers of places on your globe, and a photo taken at one ticks it. These are the ones it knows in the Central African Republic, from 1 World Heritage Site.
World Heritage Sites 1
Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park (1988). On the bucket list →
National parks 1
Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park. On the bucket list →
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Bangui | 831,925 |
| Mbaïki | 67,132 |
| Bossangoa | 63,064 |
| Bambari | 62,098 |
| Berbérati | 61,815 |
| Kaga Bandoro | 56,520 |
Airports
The Central African Republic has 1 airport with scheduled flights. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
17 prefectures to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits the Central African Republic into 17 prefectures (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 17
Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture · Bangui · Basse-Kotto Prefecture · Haut-Mbomou Prefecture · Haute-Kotto Prefecture · Kémo Prefecture · Lobaye Prefecture · Mambéré-Kadéï · Mbomou Prefecture · Nana-Grébizi Economic Prefecture · Nana-Mambéré Prefecture · Ombella-M'Poko Prefecture · Ouaka Prefecture · Ouham Prefecture · Ouham-Pendé Prefecture · Sangha-Mbaéré · Vakaga Prefecture
Questions people ask
Is the Central African Republic a country?
Yes. The Central African Republic is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
How many tourists visit the Central African Republic a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 87,000 international arrivals in the Central African Republic in 2019, the 186th most of the 199 places with figures. Countries count arrivals in different ways (some include day-trippers and cruise passengers), so treat it as a rough rank rather than an exact number of tourists.
How rare is a Central African Republic stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Prism, the finish for places with 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year, rarer than 93% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does the Central African Republic count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Central African Republic”, one of its 330 destinations.
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Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.