| 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 |
8,424,504 (July 2000 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 |
48.5 male, 52.56 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) = 100
centimes |
| GDP (per capita) |
$1,000 (1999 est.) |
| Labor Force (by occupation) |
agriculture 85% (subsistence farming, herding, and
fishing) |
| 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% |
| Exports |
cotton, cattle, textiles |
| Imports |
machinery and transportation equipment, industrial
goods, petroleum products, foodstuffs, textiles |
| Natural Resources |
petroleum (unexploited but exploration under way),
uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad) |
| Current Environmental Issues |
inadequate supplies of potable water; improper waste
disposal in rural areas contributes to soil and water pollution;
desertification |
| Telephones (main lines in use) |
5,000 (1995) |
| Telephones (mobile cellular) |
0 (1995) |
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