Central African Republic

Capital city — Bangui

Country population
4,745,185
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2019
/ World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential D…
Human Development Index
0.397
(188/188)
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2019
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
20.1
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2016
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
764
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2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
16
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2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
Data not disclosed
Total number of prison facilities
8
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2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Number and percentage of female prisone…
8.2 %
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11/2011
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
Data not disclosed
Untried prisoners
70.2 %
i
11/2011
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2022
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27/06/2022
/ PdM

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Number and percentage of female prisoners

8.2 %

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11/2011

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Incarcerated minors

Data not disclosed

70.2 %

i

11/2011

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Death penalty is abolished

no, but abolitionist in practice

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yes, since 2022

Updated on: 9/27/23

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27/06/2022

/ PdM