| Capital |
N’Djamena |
| Government |
Authoritarian regime |
| Currency |
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF) (central African) |
| Area |
1.284 million km2 |
| Population |
9,944,201 (July 2006 est.) |
| Language |
French (official), Arabic(official), Chadian Arabic (lingua franca trade language), Sara (in south), more than 150 different languages and dialects |
| Religion |
Muslim 51%, Christian 35%, Animist 7%, other 7% |
| Electricity |
in certain towns; mostly generator-powered |
| Country code |
+235 |
| Internet TLD |
.td |
| Time Zone |
UTC +N |
