Central African Republic
ISO 3166-1 country codes and official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Central African Republic. Use them in forms, validation, and CountriesDB integrations.
About Central African Republic codes
Need Central African Republic (CF) for a checkout form, shipping zone, or backend validation? This page summarizes the ISO 3166-1 country codes and official subdivisions developers use with CountriesDB.
This guide lists 17 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Central African Republic. These are the same codes CountriesDB serves through widgets and the Backend Data API.
For production, use the CountriesDB country/subdivision widget or fetch Central African Republic from the Data API and validate codes server-side instead of copying values from this page.
ISO codes
Official subdivisions (17)
Official ISO 3166-2 codes for Central African Republic. Use these values in region/state selects and server-side validation, not informal or marketing region names.
| Code | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| CF-BB | Bamingui-Bangoran | prefecture |
| CF-BGF | Bangui | commune |
| CF-BK | Basse-Kotto | prefecture |
| CF-KB | Gribingui | economic prefecture |
| CF-HM | Haut-Mbomou | prefecture |
| CF-HK | Haute-Kotto | prefecture |
| CF-HS | Haute-Sangha / Mambéré-Kadéï | prefecture |
| CF-KG | Kémo-Gribingui | prefecture |
| CF-LB | Lobaye | prefecture |
| CF-MB | Mbomou | prefecture |
| CF-NM | Nana-Mambéré | prefecture |
| CF-MP | Ombella-Mpoko | prefecture |
| CF-UK | Ouaka | prefecture |
| CF-AC | Ouham | prefecture |
| CF-OP | Ouham-Pendé | prefecture |
| CF-SE | Sangha | economic prefecture |
| CF-VK | Vakaga | prefecture |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the ISO 3166-1 code for Central African Republic?
- Central African Republic uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 CF, alpha-3 CAF, and numeric 140. These codes show up in forms, shipping, banking, and APIs.
- How many official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions does Central African Republic have?
- CountriesDB lists 17 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Central African Republic (states, provinces, regions, or equivalent). Use them when you validate region selects and shipping zones.
- How do I use Central African Republic country and subdivision data in a form?
- Use the CountriesDB widget or Data API to fill country and subdivision selects for Central African Republic, then validate submitted codes with the Validation API so alpha-2 and ISO 3166-2 values stay consistent.
Use Central African Republic in your app
Add CountriesDB country and subdivision selects with the widget docs, or call the Backend Data API for Central African Republic (CF) and validate submissions with the Validation API. Guides stay in sync with the same dataset your project keys already use. widget docs.