Chad

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Location:
Central Africa, south of Libya
Size:
 1,284,000 sq. km. (slightly more than three times the size of California)
Elevation varies from 160 to 3,415 meters
Population:
9,539,000 (approximately)
   * 0-14 years: 47.9%
   * 15-64 years: 49.3%
   * 65+ years: 2.8%
Average age: 16 years
Life expectancy: 48 years
HIV / AIDS: 4.8%
Religion:
Muslim 51%
Christian 35%
Animist 7%
Other 7%
Language:
French (official)
Arabic (official)
Sara (in the south)
more than 120 different languages and dialects
Government:
Republic
Capital:
N'Djamena
Independence:
11 August 1960 (from France)

For more information, please visit the
CIA World Factbook
or the
BBC Country Profile