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          AREA ................................................
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          1.284.000 
                kmq 
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            POPULATION ..................................
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          9.538.544 in. 
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            DENSITY .........................................
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          7,4 in/kmq 
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            CAPITAL ..........................................
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          N'Djamena 
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            LANGUAGES ....................................
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          French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects
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            RELIGIONS ......................................
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          Muslim 51%, Christian 35%, animist 7%, other 7%
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            CURRENCY ......................................
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          Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF)
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           GDP per CAPITA .............................
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          2090 $ (2004)
          
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           HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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          0,269 (167th place)
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              LOWEST POINT ...............................
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          Djourab Depression 160 m
         
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            HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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          Emi Koussi 3415 m
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             INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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          11 August 1960 (from France)
          
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             INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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          Republic
          
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             WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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            .td
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                  COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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          +235
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