Chad
Official name: |
Chad |
Capital City: |
N'Djamena |
Current Local Time: |
| International Dialing Code: |
235 |
Population: |
6,976,845 (July 1996 |
Currency: |
1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) = 100 |
Spoken Languages: |
French (official), Arabic (official), Sara and Sango (in south), more than 100 different languages and dialects |
Holidays: |
Jan 1, 10, 11, 12, Feb 15, 26, Apr 25, May 2, Aug 8, 11, Nov 1, Dec 1, 25 |
Major Exports: |
Commodities: cotton, cattle, textiles, fish |
Partners: France, Nigeria, Cameroon, Zaire, Sudan, Central African Republic Major Imports: |
Commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 39%, industrial goods 20%, petroleum products 13%, foodstuffs 9%; textiles; note - excludes military equipment |
Partners: US, France, Nigeria, Cameroon, Italy, Germany Total Export: |
$132 million (f.o.b., 1993) |
Total Import: |
$201 million (f.o.b., 1993) |
Gross Domestic Product: |
$3.3 billion (1995 est.) |
Per Capita Income: |
$600 (1995 est.) |
Literacy Rate: |
48.1% |
Population Growth Rate: |
2.68% (1996 est.) |
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