Chad

Chad (/tʃæd/ (listen)), alias de Republic of Chad, be sam landlocked country for de crossroads of North den Central Africa. Edey share border plus Libya to de north, Sudan to de east, de Central African Republic to de south, Cameroon to de southwest, Nigeria to de southwest (at Lake Chad), den Niger to de west. Chad get de population of 16 million, of which 1.6 million dey de capital den de largest city of N'Djamena. Plus total area of around 1,284,000 km2 (496,000 sq mi), Chad be de fifth-largest country insyd Africa den de twentieth largest nation by area for de world insyd.

Chad get chaw regions: desert zone insyd de north, arid Sahelian belt insyd de centre den more fertile Sudanian Savanna zone insyd de south. Lake Chad, after which dem name de country, be de second-largest wetland insyd Africa. Chad ein official languages be Arabic den French."Glottolog 4.8 - Languages of Chad". glottolog.org. Retrieved 15 August 2023. Ebe home to ova 200 different ethnic den linguistic groups. Islam (55.1%) den Christianity (41.1%) be de main religions dem dey practice for Chad insyd."Religions in Chad | PEW-GRF". Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022."Enquête Démographique et de Santé 1996–1997" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2022.

 Demographics 

 Largest cities, towns, den municipalities 
+Cities of ChadRankCityPopulationRegion1993 Census"INSEED-TCHAD – Document". Inseed-td.net. 24 April 2018. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2020.2009 Census1.N'Djaména530,965951,418N'Djaména2.Moundou99,530137,251Logone Occidental3.Abéché54,62897,963Ouaddaï4.Sarh75,49697,224Moyen-Chari5.Kélo31,31957,859Tandjilé6.Am Timan21,26952,270Salamat7.Doba17,92049,647Logone Oriental8.Pala26,11649,461Mayo-Kebbi Ouest9.Bongor20,44844,578Mayo-Kebbi Est10.Goz Beïda3,08341,248Sila

 Languages 
Chad ein official languages be Arabic den French, buh dem dey speak ova 100 languages. De Chadic branch of de Afroasiatic language family get ein name from Chad, wey dozens of languages native to de country dey represent. Chad sanso be home to Central Sudanic, Maban, den chaw Niger-Congo languages.

Due to de important role itinerant Arab traders den settled merchants play for local communities insyd, Chadian Arabic cam turn lingua franca.S. Collelo, Chad

 Government den politics 

 Administrative divisions 
No.RegionPop'n
(2009)Pop'n

(1 July 2023)Est. Area
(sq km)CapitalDepartments1Batha488,458748,39593,732AtiBatha Est, Batha Ouest, Fitri22Chari-Baguirmi578,425884,92447,226MassenyaBaguirmi, Chari, Loug Chari23Hadjer-Lamis566,858870,23131,376MassakoryDababa, Dagana , Haraze Al Biar5Wadi Fira508,383792,39456,362BiltineBiltine, Dar Tama, Kobé2Bahr el Gazel257,267407,25658,525MoussoroBarh El Gazel Nord, Barh El Gazel Sud3Borkou93,584154,865271,513Faya-LargeauBorkou, Borkou Yala8Ennedi-Est107,302175,32181,696Am-DjarassAm-Djarass, Wadi Hawar12Ennedi-Ouest60,617109,753117,686FadaFada, Mourtcha9Guéra538,359824,16162,678MongoAbtouyour, Barh Signaka, Guéra, Mangalmé13Kanem333,387505,83970,516MaoKanem, Nord Kanem, Wadi Bissam14Lac331,496509,25820,543BolMamdi, Wayi11Logone Occidental689,0441,053,9588,969MoundouDodjé, Guéni, Lac Wey, Ngourkosso7Logone Oriental779,3391,184,56724,119DobaLa Nya, La Nya Pendé, La Pendé, Kouh-Est, Kouh-Ouest, Monts de Lam15Mandoul628,0651,002,34617,761KoumraBarh Sara, Mandoul Occidental, Mandoul Oriental6Mayo-Kebbi Est774,7821,179,26018,458BongorKabbia, Mayo-Boneye, Mayo-Lémié, Mont d'Illi10Mayo-Kebbi Ouest564,470858,59312,787PalaLac Léré, Mayo-Dallah19Moyen-Chari588,008902,31142,307SarhBarh Kôh, Grande Sido, Lac Iro4Ouaddaï721,1661,102,46730,790AbéchéAbdi, Assoungha, Ouara17Salamat302,301470,25669,631Am TimanAboudeïa, Barh Azoum, Haraze-Mangueigne18Sila387,461591,30036,745Goz BeïdaDjourf Al Ahmar, Kimiti20Tandjilé661,9061,007,81217,891LaïTandjilé Est, Tandjilé Ouest21Tibesti25,48352,626135,896BardaïTibesti Est, Tibesti Ouest16N'Djamena (capital)951,4181,434,592408N'Djamena10 dawāʾir anaa arrondissements

 References 

Category:1960 establishments insyd Africa
Category:1960 establishments for Chad insyd
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Category:Central African countries
Category:Countries for Africa insyd
Category:French-speaking countries den territories
Category:Landlocked countries
Category:Least developed countries
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Category:Member states of de United Nations
Category:Member states of de Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
Category:Member states of de Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Category:Republics
Category:Saharan countries
Category:States den territories dem establish insyd 1960
Category:Chad

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 External links 

 Chad. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
 Chad country study from Library of Congress
 Chad profile from the BBC News
 Key Development Forecasts for Chad from International Futures