CHAD

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Chad People

Country Name: Republic of Chad

Capital City: N'Djamena

Population: 9,885,661 (July 2007 est.)

Population Growth: 2.32% (2007 est.)

Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States

Languages: French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects

Area:

Inflation Rate: 4% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: NA%

Domain extension:

PEOPLE OF CHAD

Age Structure 0-14 years:

47.3% (male 2,366,496/female 2,308,155)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

49.8% (male 2,250,211/female 2,676,076)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

2.9% (male 120,666/female 164,057) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

16.3 years

Median Age - male:

15 years

Median Age - female:

17.4 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

2.32% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

42.35 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

16.69 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

-2.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.04 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.025 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.841 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.736 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.92 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

47.2 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

46.17 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

48.27 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever; vectorborne disease: malaria

Nationality:

Chadian(s)

Ethnic Groups:

Sara 27.7%, Arab 12.3%, Mayo-Kebbi 11.5%, Kanem-Bornou 9%, Ouaddai 8.7%, Hadjarai 6.7%, Tandjile 6.5%, Gorane 6.3%, Fitri-Batha 4.7%, other 6.4%, unknown 0.3% (1993 census)

Religions:

Muslim 53.1%, Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.2%, animist 7.3%, other 0.5%, unknown 1.7%, atheist 3.1% (1993 census)

Languages:

French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects