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Chad
Capital: N'Djamena
GPS: 12°06′N, 15°02′E
Time Zone: UTC +1
Government: Republic
Head of State: Idriss Déby
Parliament: Unicameral
Neighbours: Chad is bordered by Libya to the northwest, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west. Due to its distance from the sea and its largely desert climate, the country is sometimes referred to as the "Dead Heart of Africa".
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Surface Area: 1.284 million km²
Land: 1,259,200 km²
Water: 24,800 km²
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Main Political Parties: Federation Action for the Republic or FAR; National Rally for Development and Progress or RNDP; National Union for Democracy and Renewal or UNDR; Party for Liberty and Development or PLD; Patriotic Salvation Movement or MPS; Rally for Democracy and Progress or RDP; Union for Renewal and Democracy or URD |
Population: 10,111,337
Population Growth: 2.195%
Population Density: 7.6/km²
Main Ethnic Groups: Sara ~27.7%, Arab ~12.3%, Mayo-Kebbi ~11.5%, Kanem-Bornou ~9%, Ouaddai ~8.7%, Hadjarai ~6.7%, Tandjile ~6.5%, Gorane ~6.3%, Fitri-Batha ~4.7%, other ~6.4%, unknown ~0.3% (1993 census)
Main Languages: French, Arabic, Sara, more than 120 different languages and dialects
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Currency: CFA Franc (XAF)
GNI (Atlas Method): US$ 4.8 billion (2006)
GNI Per Capita: US$480 (2006)
GDP (Current US$): 6,541 million
GDP Growth (Growth Annual %): 14.3% (2000-06)
HDI: 170
Inflation, GDP Deflator: 8.6% (2000-06)
Agriculture, Value Added (% GDP): 21%
Industry, Value Added (% GDP): 55%
Services, etc., value added (% of GDP): 25%
Exports: US$3,750 million (2006)
Imports: US$1,200 million (2006)
Total External Debt: US$1,633 million (2005)
Time Required to Start Business: See Country Report
Investment Climate: See Country Report
Driver of Growth: See Country Report
Top Investors: See Country Report
Spheres of Power and Influence: See Country Report |
Security Spending: See Country Report
Arms Imports: See Country Report
Arms Exports: See Country Report
Size of Army: See Country Report
Size of Police Force: See Country Report
Judicial System: See Country Report |
Conflict History: See Country Report
Arms Trading: See Country Report
National Threats: See Country Report
Foreign Policy: See Country Report
Terrorist Threats: See Country Report |
Political Economy Analysis: See Country Report
Geopolicity Political Risk Analysis: See Country Report |
Geopolicity Country Profile:
Profiles of the structure of Governance, Political-economy, Security, Economic, Geopolitical and Socio-cultural Report, Security and Conflict Analysis:
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Geopolicity Country Report: Detailed Analysis |
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