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Entity :
Chad
Main prefix :
TT
Time zone :
+1 h
Continent :
Africa
Chad
Chad - contains of following DXCC entities:
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Flag description
Three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red; similar to the flag of Romania; also similar to the flags of Andorra and Moldova, both of which have a national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; design was based on the flag of France.
Chad
Capital:
N'Djamena
Administrative divisions:
23 regions (régions , singular - région ): Barh el Ghazel, Batha, Borkou, Chari-Baguirmi, Ennedi Est, Ennedi Ouest, Guera, Hadjer-Lamis, Kanem, Lac, Logone Occidental, Logone Oriental, Mayo-Kebbi Est, Mayo-Kebbi Ouest, Moyen-Chari, Ouaddai, Salamat, Sila, Tandjile, Tibesti, Ville de N'Djamena, and Wadi Fira.
Population:
9,885,661 (July 2007 est.)
Languages:
French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects
Geographic coordinates:
15° 00' N, 19° 00' E
Area total:
1.284 million sq. km
Land area:
1,259,200 sq. km
Water area:
24,800 sq. km
Total land boundaries:
5,968 km
Borders with neighbor countries:
Cameroon 1,094 km, Central African Republic 1,197 km, Libya 1,055 km, Niger 1,175 km, Nigeria 87 km, Sudan 1,360 km
Coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
Elevation extremes:
Djourab Depression 160 m - Emi Koussi 3,415 m
Internet country code:
.td
Currency:
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF) responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
Name - conventional long form:
Republic of Chad
Name - conventional short form:
Chad
Name - local long form:
Republique du Tchad
Name - local short form:
Tchad
Independence:
11 August 1960 (from France)
Constitution:
passed by referendum 31 March 1996
Government type:
republic
National holiday:
Independence Day, 11 August (1960)