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| Country |
: |
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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