| Official
Name : |
RÉPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD (Republic of Chad) |
| Total
Area: |
1.2 million square kilometres / 460 million square miles |
| Population: |
10.7 million (estimate 2011) |
| Languages: |
French and Arabic (both official), plus 125 local languages. |
| Religions: |
Muslim 50%, Traditional 40%, Christian 10% |
| Capital: |
N'Jamena, pop, 808,000 (2009) |
| Currency: |
CFA franc, divided into 100 centimes. |
| Independant: |
11 August 1960, from France. |
| Geography: |
Most of Chad is arid semidesert plateau scrubland, rising from the western Lake Chad basin to the volcanic Tibesti mountains in the north. The monotony of the northern half of Chad is occasionally alleviated by palm oases. |
| Flag: |
The flag is a combination of the PanAfrican colours and the tricolore (of which it is closely modelled.) It was adopted for the autonomous republic and retained at independence in 1960. To print flag below, right-click and select "open image in new window", then print in landscape mode. Ratio 2:3 |
