Central African Republic

Capital city — Bangui

Country population
5,742,315
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2023
/ World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential D…
Human Development Index
0.387
(191/193)
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2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Data not disclosed
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
2,678
via the United Na…
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12/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
52
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12/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
190.5 %
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12/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
15
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2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
3.9 %
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12/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
1.6 %
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12/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
65.3 %
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12/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2022
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Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of Justice

Prison population

Total number of prisoners

2,678

via the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA)

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12/2023

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

52

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12/2023

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Prison density

190.5 %

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12/2023

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Total number of prison facilities

15

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2023

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR