AREA ................................................
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1.284.000
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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9.538.544 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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7,4 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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N'Djamena
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Muslim 51%, Christian 35%, animist 7%, other 7%
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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2090 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,269 (167th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Djourab Depression 160 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Emi Koussi 3415 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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11 August 1960 (from France)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.td
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+235
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