Central African Republic Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Central African Republic Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Central African Republic and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Central African Republic.

Etymology: Self-descriptive name specifying the country's location on the continent. "Africa" is derived from the Roman designation of the area corresponding to present-day Tunisia "Africa terra," which meant Land of the Afri (the tribe resident in that area), but which eventually came to mean the entire continent.

Capital: Bangui.

Independence / foundation: The territory was established as a French colony named Ubangui-Shari in 1903, and France modeled its administration of the colony after the Belgian Congo, subcontracting control of the territory to private companies that collected rubber and ivory.

The colony of Ubangi-Shari gained independence from France as the Central African Republic in August 1960, but the death of independence leader Barthelemy Boganda six months prior led to an immediate struggle for power.

Population: 6 million.

Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
1 USD = 599 - 610 XAF
1 EUR = 656 XAF

Time zone: UTC+1

Languages spoken: French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages.

Religions: Christian 89%, Muslim 9%, folk religion 1%, unaffiliated 1%.

Climate: Tropical climate with hot, dry winters and mild to hot, wet summers.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $4.6 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $800.

Main airports: Bangui M'Poko International Airport.

World heritage sites in Central African Republic

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 2.

Top world heritage sites:

- Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park.
- Sangha Trinational Forest.

Interesting facts about Central African Republic

- A civil war is currently ongoing in the Central African Republic. The conflict began in 2012 and is being fought by three factions: the anti-balaka militias, the Seleka coalition rebels, and the government.

- The Central African Republic's national animal is the elephant.

- Tiny but dangerous mosquitoes cause more deaths in CAR than any other (larger) animal. Mosquitoes transmit malaria, which kills hundreds of thousands of people each year.

- The country's rivers are home to two of the most dangerous animals on the planet, the hippopotamus and the crocodile.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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