Country (long form) |
Republic of Chad |
Capital |
N'Djamena |
Total Area |
495,755.17 sq mi 1,284,000.00 sq km (slightly more than three times the size of California) |
Population |
8,707,078 (July 2001 est.) |
Estimated Population in 2050 |
33,261,731 |
Languages |
French (official), Arabic (official), Sara and Sango (in south), more than 100 different languages and dialects |
Literacy |
48.1% total, 62.1% male, 34.7% female (1995 est.) |
Religions |
Muslim 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs (mostly animism) 25% |
Life Expectancy |
48.86 male, 52.98 female (2001 est.) |
Government Type |
republic |
Currency |
1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes |
GDP (per capita) |
$1,000 (2000 est.) |
Industry |
cotton textiles, meat packing, beer brewing, natron (sodium carbonate), soap, cigarettes, construction materials |
Agriculture |
cotton, sorghum, millet, peanuts, rice, potatoes, manioc (tapioca); cattle, sheep, goats, camels |
Arable Land |
3% |
Natural Resources |
petroleum (unexploited but exploration under way), uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad) |
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