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CHAD

general data of the country

General useful information

Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc.

Nation and population

official name (short form): Tchad

country code ISO: TD [TCD] //; - FIPS: CD

location: Central North Africa

time zone: +1 UT

surface (land) area: 1259200 sq.km = 486177 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: 1284000 sq.km = 495752 sq.mi

geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 23° N / South: 8° N / East: 24° E / West: 14° E

borders (land): Libya, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger

borders (coastline): none

climate: from n to s: from desert via semi-arid to tropical

Government

independent since: 1960-08-11

type of government: republic

capital: N'djamena

administrative division: préfecture (14) or recently département (28)

Population

population according to the latest census (1993): 6279,931

total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 8424,504 ; or: 7694,000 // ; 2001: 8135,000 ; 2002: 8341,000

population density: 6,3 per sq.km = 16,3 per sq.mi

population growth: 3,4% //; - doubling time: 27 years

birth rate: 43 - 48 per 1000

death rate: 15 - 18 per 1000

fertility rate: 6 children per female

maternal mortality: 860 per 100,000

infant mortality (in the first year of life): 117 - 200 per 1000

infant mortality (from 1st - 4th year of life): 119 - 131 per 1000

life expectancy: 47 - 51 years (male: 45-49; female: 50-53)

age breakdown: 0-14 years: 43% //; - 15-59 years: 52% //; - 60+ years: 6%

urbanisation: 22 - 33% //; - urbanisation growth: 6,5%

percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 39%

Ethnic composition, language, religion

ethnic groups: Sara 28%, Arab 12, Mayo-Kebbi 11, Kanem-Bornu 9, Ouaddaï 9, Hadjaraï 7, Tandjilé 6, Gorane 6

languages: French, Arabic; Sara, Sango, Baguirmi, Boulala, Tibbu-Gorane plus more than 100 other languages

religious affiliation: Sunnî Muslim 44-54%; Animist 7-38%; various Christian 17-35% [differences due to several sources used]

Health

daily food intake: 2171 calories per capita

population with access to safe water: 24% [FW 2000: 27%]

people per physician: 30000

people per hospital bed:

Education, literacy

school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 35% [FW 2001: 59%]

school enrolment: secondary education: 3%

school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: < 1%

adult literacy: 14% (male: 23%; female: 5%) [source PG total: 30%; FW 2000 m: 53; f: 34 ; later total figure found: 48 - 54%]

Economy and infrastructure

Economy and trade

currency: CFA franc = 100 centimes

annual inflation rate: 7%

population below poverty line: 64%

Gross Domestic Product: USD 1200 per capita

GNI USD 200 - 210 per capita //; - [ppp: 870 - 1010]

GDP growth: -1%

income: USD 180 - 220 per capita

import: USD 243 per capita //; - export: USD 261 per capita

trade: USD 104 per capita //; - or 34% of GDP

trade partners: FR CM NG CF US PT DE

human development index: 0,359 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 155

female labour force: 45%

unemployment: %

tourism: 0,04 - 0,06 million

Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy

land use: arable land: 3% //; - grass land: 36% //; - wooded area: 10% //; - arid land and desert: ca 40%

agriculture: labour force: 83% [FW 2001: 74%] //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 43% [FW 2002: 38%]

agricultural products: cotton, fish, sugar, millet, Arabic gum, sorghum, sugarcane, yams, cassava

livestock (million): asses: 0,36 / camels: 0,7 / cattle: 5,9 / goats: 5,2-5,5 / poultry: 4,9-5,0 / sheep: 2,4-2,6

fish catch: 84000 metric tonnes

industry: labour force: 58% //; - part of industry in GDP: 18% [FW 2002: 17%]

industrial products: cotton ginning, sugar refining, breweries, tobacco, textiles, meat packing, soap

mining products: salt, uranium, natron, oil, kaolin

CO2 emission per capita: 0,0

services: labour force: 12% //; - part of services in GDP: 39% [FW 2002: 45%]

energy use (kg per capita): 16

electricity use (per capita):

annual water use (per capita): 34

Traffic, communication

road network: 32700 - 33400 km //; - of which paved: 1% [450] //; - of which are motorways: 0 km

vehicles: 2 - 3 per 1000 // international license plate: TCH

railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: -

navigable inland waterways: 2000 km

ownership telephone: 1 per 1000 // international dialling code: +235

ownership radio receivers: 206 - 240 per 1000

ownership tv-sets: 2- 8 per 1000

newspaper circulation: 0,4 per 1000

persons per post office: 200000

personal computers: 1 per 1000

Some physical landmarks

mountains: Emi Koussi 3415 m, Tarsu Musa 3376, Tarso Taro 3325, Pic Tousside 3265 (all in Tibesti)

lowest point: Lake Chad 240 m

lakes (natural): Lake Chad

lakes (artificial reservoirs): none?; or unknown

lakes (deepest): unknown

rivers: Chari, Logone

canals: unknown

waterfalls: unknown

caves: longest system: unknown / deepest:

islands: none

deserts: Sahara

other natural features:

Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information

other important features:

apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's

primary sources used for the general information:

BB CA DK EV FW PW WA WB WR, and some - local national or international - statistical yearbooks

particulars concerning population data:

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