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Chad Topographic Map

Country (long form)	Republic of Chad
Capital	N'Djamena
Total Area	495,755.17 sq mi 1,284,000.00 sq km (slightly more than three times the size of California)
Population	8,707,078 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050	33,261,731
Languages	French (official), Arabic (official), Sara and Sango (in south), more than 100 different languages and dialects
Literacy	48.1% total, 62.1% male, 34.7% female (1995 est.)
Religions	Muslim 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs (mostly animism) 25%
Life Expectancy	48.86 male, 52.98 female (2001 est.)
Government Type	republic
Currency	1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes
GDP (per capita)	$1,000 (2000 est.)
Industry	cotton textiles, meat packing, beer brewing, natron (sodium carbonate), soap, cigarettes, construction materials
Agriculture	cotton, sorghum, millet, peanuts, rice, potatoes, manioc (tapioca); cattle, sheep, goats, camels
Arable Land	3%
Natural Resources	petroleum (unexploited but exploration under way), uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad)

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