Republic of Chad
République du Tchad ( French) جمهورية تشاد ( Arabic) Jumhūriyyat Tšād |
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Motto: - "Unité, Travail, Progrès" (French)
- "Unity, Work, Progress"
- "الاتحاد، العمل، التقدم" (Arabic)
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Anthem: - La Tchadienne (French)
- نشيد تشاد الوطني (Arabic)
- (English: "The Chadian Hymn")
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Capital
and largest city | N'Djamena
12°06′N16°02′E / 12.100°N 16.033°E / 12.100; 16.033 |
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| Official languages | Arabic • French |
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| Ethnic groups | |
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| Demonym(s) | Chadian |
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| Government | Unitarydominant-partypresidentialrepublic |
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| Idriss Déby |
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| Haroun Kabadi |
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| Legislature | National Assembly |
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| Independence |
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| 11 August 1960 |
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| Area |
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• Total | 1,284,000 km2 (496,000 sq mi)[2] (20th) |
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• Water (%) | 1.9 |
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| Population |
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• 2015 estimate | 13,670,084[3] |
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• 2009 census | 11,039,873[4] |
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• Density | 8.6/km2 (22.3/sq mi) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $30 billion[5] (123rd) |
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• Per capita | $2,428[5] (168th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $11 billion[5] (130th) |
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• Per capita | $890[5] (151st) |
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| Gini (2011) | 43.3[6]
medium |
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| HDI (2018) |  0.401[7]
low · 187th |
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| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +235 |
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| ISO 3166 code | TD |
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| Internet TLD | .td |
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