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Location:
Area:
- bordering: Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- distance of boundaries: total: 5,203 km
Area:
- total: 622,984 sq km
- country comparison to the world: 45land: 622,984 sq km
- water: 0 sq km
- compared to U.S: slightly smaller than Texas
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Climate:
Terrain:
- tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers
Terrain:
- vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest
- lowest point: Oubangui River 335 m
- highest point: Mont Ngaoui 1,420 m