Official Name: Jumhuriyah Tshad (Arabic) Republique du Tchad (French) (republic of Chad)

Currency:  Franc

 

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Hemisphere: Northern

Continent: Africa

Location: In central N Africa. Neighbors: Libya on N, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon on W, Central African Republic on S, Sudan on E.

Area: 495,755 sq mi, 1,284,000 sq km

Form of Government: Unitary multiparty republic with one legislative body (National Assembly 155)

Population: (2007) 10,239,000

Population Density: (2007) persons per sq mi 20.7, persons per sq km 8.0

Principal Language(s): French, Arabic (both official), 120+ different languages

Religions: Muslim 53%, Catholic 20%, Protestant 14%, animist 7%

Capital: N’Djamena

Capital Population: 888,000

Capital Average Temperature: Maximum: 27.8 degrees Celsius, 82.0 degrees Fahrenheit
                                                 
Major Cities: Moundou 108,728, Sarh 95,050, Abeche 63,165, Kelo 36,643

Topography: Wooded savanna, steppe and desert in the S., part of Sahara in the N. southern rivers flow N to Lake Chad, surrounded by marshland.

Economy: G.D.P. $ 15.95 billion

G.D.P. per Capita: $ 1,600

Vital Statistics: Birth rate per 1,000 population (2005): 46.2 (world avg. 20.3). Death rate per 1,000 population (2005); 16.7 (world avg. 8.6) Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman 2005) 6.32. Life expectancy at birth (2005) male 45.6 years; female 48.9 years

Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Government_of_Chad

Reference Sources: The World Almanac 2009, The New York Times Almanac   2009, Time Almanac 2009, World Climate website.