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| AREA |
1,284,000
sq km (495,800 sq miles). |
| POPULATION |
6,214,000 (1994). |
| POPULATION DENSITY |
4.9 per sq km. |
| CAPITAL |
N'Djamena |
| CAPITAL
POPULATION |
529,555 (1993). |
| GEOGRAPHY |
Chad is situated in
central Africa, bounded by Libya to the
north, Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon to the
west, the Central African Republic to the
south, and Sudan to the east. The topography
ranges from equatorial forests to the driest
of deserts. In the northeast lies Ennedi,
and to the north the volcanic Tibesti range,
largely sheer cliffs, ravines and canyons
set among Saharan sand dunes. |
| GOVERNMENT |
Republic. Gained independence
from France in 1960. Head of State: President
Idriss Déby since 1990. Head of Government:
Prime Minister Nassour Ouaido since 1997. |
| LANGUAGE |
The official languages
are French and Arabic. Other widely spoken
languages include Sara (in the south). The
territory's boundaries enclose a small but
highly diverse population. |
| RELIGION |
45% Muslim, 45% Animist,
10% Christian. |
| STANDARD TIME |
GMT + 1. |
| ELECTRICITY |
220/380 volts AC, 50Hz. |
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