Chad
- Official Name:
- Republic of Chad (Chad)
- Area:
- 1.284.000 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 9.885.661 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 0 km. None
- Capital:
- N'Djamena
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- None
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: None
- Exclusive economic zone: None
- Continental shelf: None
- Political divisions:
- 14 prefectures (prefectures, singular - prefecture); Batha, Biltine, Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti, Chari-Baguirmi, Guera, Kanem, Lac, Logone Occidental, Logone Oriental, Mayo-Kebbi, Moyen-Chari, Ouaddai, Salamat, Tandjile Note: instead of 14 prefectures, there may be a new administrative structure of 28 departments (departments, singular - department) and 1 city*; Assongha, Baguirmi, Bahr El Gazal, Bahr Koh, Batha Oriental, Batha Occidental, Biltine, Borkou, Dababa, Ennedi, Guera, Hadjer Lamis, Kabia, Kanem, Lac, Lac Iro, Logone Occidental, Logone Oriental, Mandoul, Mayo-Boneye, Mayo-Dallah, Monts de Lam, N'Djamena*, Ouaddai, Salamat, Sila, Tandjile Oriental, Tandjile Occidental, Tibesti
- Language(s):
- French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 11 August (1960)
- Nationality:
- Chadian(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 1.
- Member of:
- ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, ONUB, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .td
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
CFA Franc (XAF) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD1.500 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD4.967.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 1% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 12%
- Industry: 35,2%
- Services: 52,7%
- Labor force:
- 2.719.000 (1993 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2006):
-
- Agriculture 80% (subsistence farming, herding, and fishing)
- Industry and services: 20%
- Unemployment rate:
- ND (2006 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 4% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 9,2% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD617.300.000
- Expenditures: USD877.600.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD -324.100.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 4.342.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Cotton, cattle, gum arabic, oil
- Exports - Partners:
- US 78,1%, China 9,9%, Taiwan 4,1% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 823.100.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Machinery and transportation equipment, industrial goods, foodstuffs, textiles
- Imports - partners:
- France 21,2%, Cameroon 15,4%, US 12,1%, Belgium 6,7%, Portugal 4,6%, Saudi Arabia 4,3%, Netherlands 4,1% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 352.800.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 1.500.000.000 (2003)
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