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Africa
Republic of Chad
📍 Essential Info
CapitalN'Djamena
TimezoneUTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population19.7M
Governmentpresidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.td
Internet Users13%
GDP per Capita$2,600
🌍 Geography
LocationCentral Africa, south of Libya
Size Comparisonalmost nine times the size of New York state; slightly more than three times the size of California
Climatetropical in south, desert in north
Terrainbroad, arid plains in center, desert in north, mountains in northwest, lowlands in south
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsSara (Ngambaye/Sara/Madjingaye/Mbaye) 30.5%, Kanembu/Bornu/Buduma 9.8%, Arab 9.7%, Wadai/Maba/Masalit/Mimi 7%, Gorane 5.8%, Masa/Musseye/Musgum 4.9%,...
ReligionsMuslim 52.1%, Protestant 23.9%, Roman Catholic 20%, animist 0.3%, other Christian 0.2%, none 2.8%, unspecified 0.7% (2014-15 est.)
Median Age16.9 years
Life Expectancy60 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 11 August (1960)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook