 Chad — (chad) |
About The People
Did You Know... Chad is named after Lake Chad, which is the fourth largest lake in Africa a »» More
Eating & Recipes... Chad has several geographical zones reflected in the diet like this: in the »» More
Fashion... Chadians generally place great emphasis on clothing. Women often wear a loo »» More
Socializing... Because Chad is a former French colony and many of its citizens speak Frenc »» More
Family... Gorane families are small, consisting of parents, children and sometimes on »» More
Sports & Recreation... Soccer is the most popular sport in Chad. Basketball is widely played »» More
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Chad History
THE CONTEMPORARY ATTITUDES, institutions, and problems of
Chad are
the outgrowth of historical traditions and tendencies that
have
evolved over more than 1,000 years. The country is
populated by
diverse, yet in many cases, interrelated peoples whose
evolution
was characterized by intersecting »» More | Statistics, Graphs, Charts, & Data Tables
Capital Cities... N'Djamena »» History of N'Djamena
Population: 10,543,464
GDP: $16,260,000,000 (USD)
Total Area: 1,284,000 (sq km) 495,752 (sq mi)
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
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