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| People | Chad |
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Population:
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9,253,493 (July 2003 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 47.9% (male 2,228,605; female 2,201,368)
15-64 years: 49.3% (male 2,171,169; female 2,393,184) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 105,686; female 153,481) (2003 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 16 years
male: 15.2 years female: 16.8 years (2002) |
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Population growth rate:
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3.07% (2003 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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47.06 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Death rate:
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16.38 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2003 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 95.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 86.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) male: 105 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 48.51 years
male: 46.97 years female: 50.1 years (2003 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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6.44 children born/woman (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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3.6% 5%-7% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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150,000 (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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14,000 (confirmed AIDS cases, actual number far higher but difficult to estimate) (2001 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Chadian(s)
adjective: Chadian |
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Ethnic groups:
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200 distinct groups; in the north and center: Arabs, Gorane (Toubou, Daza, Kreda), Zaghawa, Kanembou, Ouaddai, Baguirmi, Hadjerai, Fulbe, Kotoko, Hausa, Boulala, and Maba, most of whom are Muslim; in the south: Sara (Ngambaye, Mbaye, Goulaye), Moundang, Moussei, Massa, most of whom are Christian or animist; about 1,000 French citizens live in Chad |
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Religions:
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Muslim 51%, Christian 35%, animist 7%, other 7% |
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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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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
total population: 47.5% male: 56% female: 39.3% (2003 est.) |
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