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CHAD |
Ecobank Chad
Avenue Charles Degaule
P.O. box: BP 87 N’Djaména
Phone: (235) 2252 43 14 / 21
Fax: (235) 2252 23 45
Email:ecobanktd@ecobank.com
GEOGRAPHICAL DATA:
| Area : |
1,248,513 sq km |
| Population : |
8,581,741 (Agenda CNPT 2007) |
| Capital : |
N’Djamena |
| Principal cities : |
N’Djamena, Moundou, Sarh, Doba (Oil zone), Abéché, Bongor |
| Official language : |
French, and Arabic |
| Currency : |
FRANC CFA (XAF) |
| Independence Day: |
Independence Day, 11August (1960) |
DEMOGRAPHICAL DATA:
| Demographic growth : |
2.32% (CIA 2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy: |
47.2 years (CIA 2007 est.) |
| Literacy rate : |
25,7% (2006 171st PNUD) |
| Religion(s) : |
Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 25% |
| Human development Index (2002) : |
0.368 (171st ) |
ECONOMIC DATA:
| GDP : |
$4.9 billion ( est. 1 USD = 500 CFA) |
| GDP per capita : |
$ 260 (2006 est.) |
| Growth rate : |
1.6% (2006) |
| Rate of unemployment : |
N/A |
| Rate of inflation : |
7.5 % (INSEED 2006) |
| Net budgetary position : |
$ - 73.4 millions |
| Balance of payment: |
$ + 457.2 millions in 2006 (central bank) |
| Export partners : |
Belgium 66.2%, Germany 13.5%, US 4.6% (CIA Fact Book) |
| Import partners : |
US 24.1%, Germany 16.0%, Portugal 15.0%, France 6.2% |
| Contribution of various sectors to GDP: |
Agriculture: 21%, industry: 53%, services:25.3% (2005 est.) |
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