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World > Africa > Chad
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Chad |
Introduction:
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Chad, part of France's African holdings until 1960, endured three decades of civil warfare as well as invasions by Libya before a semblance of peace was finally restored in 1990. The government eventually drafted a democratic constitution, and held flawed presidential elections in 1996 and 2001. In 1998, a rebellion broke out in northern Chad, which sporadically flares up despite several peace agreements between the government and the rebels. In 2005 new rebel groups emerged in western Sudan and have made probing attacks into eastern Chad. Power remains in the hands of an ethnic minority. In June 2005, President Idriss DEBY held a referendum successfully removing constitutional term limits.
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| Official name: |
Republic of Chad |
| Capital: |
name: N'Djamena
geographic coordinates: 12 06 N, 15 02 E
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Government type: |
republic |
| Population: |
9,885,661 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages: |
French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects |
| Official Currency: |
XAF |
| Currency code: |
XAF |
| Area: |
total: 1.284 million sq km
land: 1,259,200 sq km
water: 24,800 sq km |
| Climate: |
tropical in south, desert in north |
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Map of Chad
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