Most of the country has savanna vegetation, which is a grassland distributed with trees. Open grassland is found in the extreme north, and a dense rain forest covers the major part of the southwestern area. Commercially valuable trees include the sapele mahogany and the obeche. As far as fauna is
concerned, almost every animal of the African Tropics is found in the country.
Physical Map of Central African Republic
Most of the land is a plateau that ranges in elevation from about 2,000 to 2,600 ft. Two ranges of hills in the north and northeast rise to maximum heights of about 4,600 ft. The country is has several major rivers - the Bamingui and Ouham rivers in the north, and the Ubangi, a tributary of the Congo, in the south.
Climate of Central African Republic
The climate of the Central African Republic is hot and humid with the average annual temperature remaining at about 26°C. Rainy season lasts from June to November, which sees
tornadoes and
floods. Annual rainfall varies from about 1,800 mm in the Ubangi River valley to about 200 mm in the semiarid north.
