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Capital: N'Djamena
Area size: 1259200 sq. km Slightly larger than Scandinavia
Time zone: GMT +1
Currency: CFA Franc
Area code: (+) 235
Driving: Right
Climate description: Practically rainless and hot throughout the year in the north because of the Sahara Desert, rainy season May-September in the south.
 

People
Standard of living
Economy & aid
Health
Disasters, conflict & migration
Language
The country's official languages are French and Arabic. More than 100 local languages are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population
2007 10.4 million U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006 10.3 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2005 10.1 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2004 9.8 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2003 9.5 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2002 9.1 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2001 8.8 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2000 8.5 million U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
15.6 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2006)

Ethnic groups
Northern Chadians are mainly of Berber and Tuareg origins; the Sara, Massa, Mundani and Hakka are predominant in the south.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Muslims (mainly in the north) number about 50 percent, Catholics 23 percent, traditional African religions 27 percent
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population
2007 26.1 percent U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006 25.7 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2005 25.3 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2004 24.8 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2003 24.5 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2002 24.1 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2001 23.7 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2000 23.4 percent U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1958
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
No data available (2004)

Percentage of population under 15
2005 46.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 47.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 47.1 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 46.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 46.6 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 46.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002


Average life expectancy
2005 50.4 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 43.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 43.6 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 44.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 44.6 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 45.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male
2005 49.0 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 42.6 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 42.5 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 43.6 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 43.5 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 44.5 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female
2005 51.8 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 44.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 44.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 45.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 45.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 46.9 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality
2006 124 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005 124 per 1,000 live births U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004 117 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003 117 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 117 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 117 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 118 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five
2006 209 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005 208 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004 200 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003 200 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 200 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Births attended by skilled personnel
1997-2005 14 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004 16 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003 16 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002 16 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001 16 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000 16 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality
2005 1500 per 100,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000 1100 per 100,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)
2005 170 UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 171 UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 173 UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 167 UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 165 UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 166 UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
2000-2006 37 percent UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005 37 percent UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004 28 percent UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003 28 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002 28 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2000 28 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population
2002-2004 average 35 percent U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average 33 percent FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.
Population with access to improved water
2006 48 percent UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004 42 percent UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002 34 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000 27 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation
2006 9 percent UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004 9 percent UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002 8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000 29 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average
2004 25.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 25.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 45.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 44.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 42.6 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male
2004 40.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 40.6 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 54.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 53.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 51.6 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female
2004 12.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 12.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 37.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 35.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 34.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones
2006 1 per 1,000 people International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2007
2005 1 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2004 2 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2003 2 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2002 2 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2001 1 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2000 1 per 1,000 people ITU 2007

Cellular telephone subscribers
2006 47 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2005 22 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2004 14 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2003 8 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2002 4 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2001 3 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2000 0.7 per 1,000 people ITU 2007

Internet users
2006 6 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2005 4 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2004 4 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2003 4 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2002 2 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2001 0.5 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2000 0.4 per 1,000 people ITU 2007

Transparency International corruption ranking (1=least corrupt, 179=most corrupt)
2008 173 (joint) Transparency International 2008
2007 172 (joint) Transparency International 2007
2006 156 (joint) Transparency International
2005 158 (joint) Transparency International
2004 142 (joint) Transparency International
2003 Not ranked
2002 Not ranked
2001 Not ranked
2000 Not ranked

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
No (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method
2006 450 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005 410 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004 330 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003 210 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002 190 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001 180 current US$ WorldBankDataProfileTables2008
2000 180 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country’s exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.
GDP
2006 6.5 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005 5.9 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004 4.4 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003 2.7 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002 2.0 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001 1.7 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000 1.4 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual GDP growth
2006 0.5  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005 7.9  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004 33.6  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003 14.7  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002 8.5  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001 11.7  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000 -0.9  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation
2006 9.7  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005 23.3  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004 10.3  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003 -0.4  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002 1.9  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001 13.8  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000 5.3  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
No data available

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
No data available

Physicians
2000-2004 4 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004 4 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003 3 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002 3 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
2007 3.5 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006 3.5 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005 3.5 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004 3.6 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003 3.5 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
Risk from P.falciparum throughout the year in the whole country. Resistance to chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine reported.
Source: WHO

TB cases
2006 299 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2005 303 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2004 307 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2003 305 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2002 294 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2001 278 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2000 259 per 100,000 people WHO 2008

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here
2007 55722 UNHCR
2006 36300 Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005 48400 UNHCR
2004 52663 UNHCR
2003 52275 UNHCR
2002 47349 UNHCR
2001 46294 UNHCR
2000 54962 UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here
2007 294017 UNHCR
2006 286743 UNHCR
2005 275412 UNHCR
2004 230652 UNHCR
2003 146400 UNHCR
2002 33455 UNHCR
2001 12950 UNHCR
2000 17692 UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate
2008 185901 Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2008
2007 179000 IDMC 2008
2006 90000 IDMC 2006

Landmine casualties per year
2004 32 Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003 18 Landmine Monitor Report 2005

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1998)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Percentage of GDP spent on military
2005 1.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 1 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 1.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Percentage of GDP spent on education
2002-2005 2.1 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004 No data available percent
1999-2001 2.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000 2.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health
2004 1.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004 2.6 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002 2.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001 2.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000 2.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003


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