Chad

Population: 8,707,078 (July 2001 est.)

Languages: French (official), Arabic (official), Sara and Sango (in south), more than 100 different languages and dialects

Background: Chad, part of France's African holdings until 1960, endured three decades of ethnic warfare as well as invasions by Libya before a semblance of peace was finally restored in 1990. The government eventually suppressed or came to terms with most...

Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF, No information)

Data from CIA World Factbook. Click on CIA link for more. Click on map or flag for larger images.