Capital:N'Djamena
Population:9,826,419
Area:1,284,000 sq km
Climate:tropical in south, desert in north
Languages:French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects
Currency:Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF)
Government:republic
Religions:Muslim 51%, Christian 35%, animist 7%, other 7%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
