Which countries use the Central African CFA franc?
The Central African CFA franc (XAF Fr) is the official currency of 6 countries and territories.
| Country or territory | Capital | Population |
|---|---|---|
 Cameroon | Yaoundé | 29,879,337 |
 Central African Republic | Bangui | 5,513,282 |
 Chad | N'Djamena | 21,003,705 |
 Congo | Brazzaville | 6,484,437 |
 Equatorial Guinea | Ciudad de la Paz | 1,938,431 |
 Gabon | Libreville | 2,593,130 |
How this list is defined
A place is on this list when the Central African CFA franc is one of its official currencies in the source dataset, which follows ISO 4217. That includes dependencies and territories, not only sovereign states, which is why the count here (6) is higher than the number of countries you may expect.
It also includes places where the Central African CFA franc is legal tender alongside other currencies rather than being the single national currency. Those are listed separately above instead of being silently mixed in or silently dropped, because both would misstate the answer.
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Other currencies shared by several countries
- New Zealand dollar (NZD), used by 5 countries
- South African rand (ZAR), used by 5 countries
- Danish krone (DKK), used by 3 countries
- British pound (GBP), used by 6 countries
- Australian dollar (AUD), used by 7 countries
- West African CFA franc (XOF), used by 8 countries
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Currency assignments from open datasets following ISO 4217; populations from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL). Legal-status groupings for the euro follow the European Commission’s euro-area list and the EU’s monetary agreements. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.