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Sub Saharan Africa
Chad |
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Last reviewed: 18 December 2007 |
Country information
Area: 1,284,000 sq km (496,000 sq miles)
Population: 9.8 million (2006 est.)
Capital City: N'Djamena (population 700,000 est)
People and languages: The population of Chad is made up of 200 ethnic groups. The official languages are French and Arabic but local languages are widely used (Sara in the south, Arabic, Ouadi and Toubon in the north).
Religions: Islam (which predominates in the north), Christianity (which predominates in the south) and indigenous beliefs are all practised.
Currency: CFA Franc (Fixed to Euro)
Major Political Parties: Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS), Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), Action for a Federal Republic (FAR), National Rally for Democracy and Progress (VIVA-RNDP), National Union for Development and Renewal (UNDR), Party for Liberty and Development (PLD) and Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD).
Head of State: President Idriss Deby
Prime Minister: Nouradine Kassire Coumakoye.
Membership of international groups/organisations: African Union (AU), Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC), Economic and Monetary Community of Central African States (CEMAC), African Development Bank (AFDB), International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF), Community of Saharan and Sahelian States (CENSAD /COMESSA).
