GOVERNMENT:
- President--------------------------------- Gen. Idriss Deby
- Prime Minister ------------------------- Youssof Sateh Abbas
- Population: ---------------------------- 10,111,337
- Capital City: ----------------------------- N'Djamena
- Capital city (Est. pop.).................... 1,326,000
- Independence:-----------Independence from France in Aug 11 1960
GEOGRAPHY:
- Area: --------------------- 1,284,000 sq.km : 495,755 sq mi
PEOPLE:
- Official languages:------------------- French, and Arabic
VITAL STATISTICS:
- Literacy:------------------ 48%
- Birth Rate-----------------------43/1000
- Unemployment----------------- NA%
ECONOMY:
- Monitary unit .......................... Franc CFA
- Economy:------------ Petroleum products, food processing and textiles
- Natural Resources---------- Petroleum, uranium.
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