Ciad

Republic of Chad

GOVERNMENT:
President--------------------------------- Gen. Idriss Deby
Prime Minister ------------------------- Nassour Guelengdoussia
Population: ---------------------------- 7,359,512
Capital City: ----------------------------- N'Djamena
Capital city (Est. pop.).................... 826,000
Independence:-----------Independence from France in Aug 11 1960

GEOGRAPHY:
Area: --------------------- 1,284,000 sq.km : 495,755 sq mi

PEOPLE:
Official languages:------------------- French, and Arabic

VITAL STATISTICS:
Literacy:------------------ 48%
Birth Rate-----------------------43/1000
Unemployment----------------- NA%

ECONOMY:
Monitary unit .......................... Franc CFA
Economy:------------ Petroleum products, food processing and textiles
Natural Resources---------- Petroleum, uranium.

Geography:Chad is landlocked country located in north central Africa