| Africa > Middle Africa > Chad | |
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| Official Name Republic of Chad | |
| Motto Unity, Work, Progress | |
| Region Africa | |
| Sub-Region Middle Africa | |
| Capital N\'Djamena | |
| Currency Cfa Franc Beac (XAF) | |
| Independence Day 11 Aug 1960: Independence from France in 1960. | |
| Population 13,211,000 | |
| Nationality Chadian | |
| Ethnic Group 27.7% Sara, 12.3% Arab, 10.5% Toubou, 9.5% Mayo-Kebbi, 9.0% Kanem-Bornou, 8.7% Ouaddaï, 6.7% Hadjarai, 6.5% Tandjilé, 4.7% Bilala, 6.4% other, 0.3% unknown | |
| Area 1,284,000 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Cameroon, Central African Republic, Libya, Niger, Nigeria, South Sudan | |
| Time Zone WAT (UTC+1) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 15.00, Longitude 19.00 | |
| Dialing Code +235 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code TD | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code TCD | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 148 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee CHA | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .td | |