| Country name: |
Chad |
| Capital: |
N'Djamena |
| Country code: |
403 |
| Continent: |
Africa |
| Currency name: |
CFA franc BEAC |
| Independence: |
1960-08-11 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: |
from France |
| Total area (km2): |
1,284,000 |
| Land area (km2): |
1,259,200 |
| Water area (km2): |
24,800 |
| Population: |
11,193,452 |
| Population note: |
11,193,452 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: |
FrenchArabic |
| All languages: |
French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects |
| Time zone: |
WAT (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+1) |
| Date format: |
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| Drive on: |
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| Calling code: |
+235 |
| Domain: |
.td |
