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