Area 1,284,000 sq km (495,752 sq mi)
Poplation 9,253,000
Capital city Ndjamena (530,000)
Government Multiparty republic
Ethnicity Groups: 200 distinct groups: mostly Muslim in the north and centre; mostly Chirstian or animist in the south
Language Frence and Arabic (both official), many others
Religions Islam 51%, Christianity 35%, animist 75
Currency CFA franc = 100 centimes

The Republic of Chad is the landlocked country in the north-central Africa.

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