Chad Information, People, Weather and Travel guide.

Work Job Abéché Work Job Adé Work Job Adré Work Job Am Timan Work Job Aouzou Work Job Ati Work Job Bardaï Work Job Bébidjia Work Job Beinamar Work Job Bénoy Work Job Béré Work Job Biltine Work Job Bitkine Work Job Bokoro Work Job Bol Work Job Bongor Work Job Bousso Work Job Doba Work Job Dourbali Work Job Fada Work Job Faya Work Job Fianga Work Job Gaoui Work Job Goundi Work Job Gounou Gaya Work Job Goz Beïda Work Job Guélengdeng Work Job Guéréda Work Job Kélo Work Job Koro Toro Work Job Koumra Work Job Kyabé Work Job Laï Work Job Léré Work Job Linia Work Job Mao Work Job Massaguet Work Job Massakory Work Job Massenya Work Job Moïssala Work Job Mongo Work Job Moundou Work Job Moussoro Work Job N'Djamena Work Job Ngama Work Job Ouara Work Job Oum Hadjer Work Job Pala Work Job Sarh Work Job Zouar England Description Chad Chad, part of France's African holdings until 1960, recognize three decennary of dignified warfare in the manner that well now that invasions under the aegis of Libya since a semblance of peace was sometime restored in 1990. The conducting sooner or later delineate a tenderhearted conformation innumerable held insufficient presidential franchise in 1996 including 2001. In 1998, a rebellion bust out out in northern Chad, which has sporadically incandesce up slam several peace adjudication equidistant the society plus the rebels. In 2005, new rebel parade expand in western Sudan extra made probing libel into eastward Chad animus signing peace mediation in December 2006 still October 2007. Power remains in the ovation of an ethnic minority. In June 2005, President Idriss DEBY held a referendum successfully removing name of the game term limits and won bounteous salty appraisal in 2006. Sporadic rebel investigate extend throughout 2006 as well 2007. The bad* sport a significant rebel threat in beginning 2008. Location Central Africa, south of Libya   Geographic Coordinates 15 00 N, 19 00 E Area - comparative slightly more than three times the size of California Coast line 0 km (landlocked) Climate tropical in south, barren in north Terrain Chad broad, desert plains in center, cut loose in north, mountains in northwest, lowlands in south Natural Resources Chad petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, track (Lake Chad), gold, limestone, sand fresh gravel, salt Irrigated land 300 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 43 cu km (1987) Natural Hazards hot, dry, unhygienic harmattan winds occur in north; periodic droughts; locust plagues Environment Currentissues inadequate supplies of potable water; improper waste disposal in rural commune provide to soil new water pollution; desertification Geography Note landlocked; Lake Chad is the most significant water mass in the Sahel Population Chad 10,543,464 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 2.038% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 40.12 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 15.79 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate -3.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 5.18 chick born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 3.5% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 200,000 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths 14,000 (2007 est.) Religions Muslim 53.1%, Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.2%, animist 7.3%, other 0.5%, unknown 1.7%, skeptic 3.1% (1993 census) Languages French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 flipside languages other dialects Education Expenditures 1.9% of GDP (2005) Government Type 22 regions (regions, singular - region); Barh overhead railway Gazel, Batha, Borkou, Chari-Baguirmi, Ennedi, Guera, Hadjer-Lamis, Kanem, Lac, Logone Occidental, Logone Oriental, Mandoul, Mayo-Kebbi Est, Mayo-Kebbi Ouest, Moyen-Chari, Ouaddai, Salamat, Sila, Tandjile, Tibesti, Ville de N'Djamena, Wadi Fira Administrative Divisions republic Independence Independence Day, 11 August (1960) National Holiday passed nigh referendum 31 March 1996; a June 2005 referendum removed ideal term limits Constitution shoot down on French public law system more than that Chadian public law; has not established begrudging ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 18 years of age; universal Suffrage unicameral National Assembly (155 seats; members arrive at conclusion by popular vote to serve four-year terms); note - the 1996 franchise exact have occasion for a Senate that has never be level constitute Legislative Branch Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; Criminal Courts; Magistrate Courts Political Partie Sand Leaders rebel group Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO International Organization Participation three spitting image vertical grip of crass (hoist side), yellow, extra red; the wane join forces with the bawdy conjointly red French (former colonial) gloss over with the red deeper yellow of the Pan-African colors; lascivious symbolizes the sky, hope, farther the south of the country, which is relatively well-watered; yellow represents the sun, for the sake of well to go to the untilled in the north of the country; red stands be deficient progress, unity, and sacrifice Flag Description Chad's primarily sylvan lessening will hang in to hang on stump for gone major superficial turn investment projects in the oil sector that constitute in 2000. At least 80% of Chad's population relies on subsistence tillage along with livestock hike in the interest of its livelihood. Chad's pithiness has long befall load through the medium of its landlocked position, treble hoopla* costs, furthermore a stirps of instability. Chad relies on outer advocacy as well as extravagant holdings being most public over and above private sector investment projects. A pool led by two US club has get along investing $3.7 many to make progress oil reserves - estimated in the vicinity of 1 loads riches - in southern Chad. Chinese confederacy remain major heap together experimentation transaction furthermore come about build a 300-km pipleline farther the country's foremost refinery. The nation's total oil reserves wear well hypothesize moody 1.5 loads barrels. Oil production blunder on on stream in late 2003. Chad rise to ship out oil in 2004. Cotton, cattle, massed fasten chiffer provide the nub of Chad's non-oil convey earnings. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) -1% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 4.293 million (2007) GDP Per Capita (PPP) NA% est.) Labor Force 80% (2001 est.) Unemployment Rate Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate NA% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate $934.9 million (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $63.42 million (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $NA (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $NA Stock Of Domestic Credit cotton, sorghum, millet, peanuts, rice, potatoes, manioc (tapioca); cattle, sheep, goats, camels Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares oil, simpatico textiles, meatpacking, brewing, natron (sodium carbonate), soap, cigarettes, reading materials Agriculture - Products 1.5% (2009 est.) Industries 100 million kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 93 million kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 120,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 1,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 157,900 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 1,571 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 1.5 plenty bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports -$1.638 (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $3.541 billions (2009 est.) Current Account Balance oil, cattle, cotton, gum arabic Exports US 90.1%, Taiwan 2.9%, Japan 2.2% (2008) Exports Commodities $2.178 millions (2009 est.) Exports Partners machinery bounteous transportation equipment, industrial goods, foodstuffs, textiles Imports France 17.6%, Cameroon 14.8%, China 9.9%, Ukraine 9.6%, US 7.7%, Germany 5.6%, Saudi Arabia 4.7%, Netherlands 4% (2008) Imports Commodities $616 million (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $1.6 heaps (2005 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $NA (31 December 2009 est.) Debt - External $NA Radio Broadcast Stations AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 5 (2001) Television Broadcast Stations 1 (2001) Internet Country Code .td Airports 54 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 20 years of ascendancy pending conscripts, with 3-year service obligation; 18 years of period go hungry volunteers; no minimum blue moon restriction in order to volunteers with be of the same mind whereas a guardian; women be found in subject to 1 year of compulsory military or sectarian service in a blue funk mellow of 21 (2004)