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1) General culture

Education
 

Adjusted savings; education expenditure > % of GNI/a> 1.44 % of GNI [159th of 168]
Duration of compulsory education 6 years [154th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 6 [79th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 7 [39th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1,119,242 [70th of 189]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level (per capita) 0.127 per capita [68th of 172]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 191,327 [114th of 171]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level (per capita) 21.706 per 1,000 people [154th of 159]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 5,901 [109th of 150]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita) 0.742 per 1,000 people [118th of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level 39.12% [171st of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level 24.84% [162nd of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level 15% [120th of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level 61% [130th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men 73% [123rd of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women 50% [132nd of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 2.5% [42nd of 127]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.1% [42nd of 85]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 25.6% [95th of 112]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 27.1% [83rd of 101]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 23.2% [83rd of 101]
Education, primary completion rate 32 [120th of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men 42 [113rd of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women 21 [117th of 145]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 7.7% [134th of 135]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 7.3 % [35th of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 30.15 % [8th of 93]
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 359.93 % [5th of 81]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 38.7% [175th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 22.1% [171st of 170]
Geographical aptitude results 64.509 [142nd of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment 0.67 [147th of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment 0.33 [139th of 172]
Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment 0.14 [96th of 139]
Grade 1 intake rate 27.6 [101st of 114]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group 80.56 % [80th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group 111.96 % [30th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group 96.26 % [65th of 157]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ 52.5% [14th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Men 44% [11th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women 60.7% [16th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ 2,420,900 [39th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ (per capita) 265.063 per 1,000 people [22nd of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men 994,000 [37th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men (per capita) 108.833 per 1,000 people [15th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women 1,426,900 [39th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women (per capita) 156.231 per 1,000 people [24th of 138]
Literacy > Definition
 age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
Literacy > Female 39.3% [141st of 157]
Literacy > Male 56% [145th of 156]
Literacy > Total population 47.5% [146th of 160]
Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 12.8 % [112nd of 121]
Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 40.83 % [112nd of 121]
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 25.65 % [113rd of 121]
Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 23.24 % [106th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 55.69 % [105th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 37.56 % [105th of 123]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 37.6% [34th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men 55.7% [34th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Women 23.2% [34th of 138]
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 28.76 % [90th of 95]
Net intake rate in grade 1, female > % of official school-age population 24.18 % [91st of 93]
Net intake rate in grade 1, male > % of official school-age population 33.34 % [85th of 93]
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 32.09 % [50th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 34.11 % [50th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 33.24 % [55th of 92]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group 21.24 % [87th of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group 42.06 % [83rd of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 31.64 % [91st of 141]
Primary education, duration > years 6 years [35th of 197]
Primary education, pupils 1,262,393 [40th of 176]
Primary education, pupils (per capita) 0.129 per capita [56th of 193]
Primary education, pupils > % female 40.13 % female [106th of 175]
Primary education, teachers 19,989 [49th of 159]
Primary education, teachers (per capita) 2.05 per 1,000 people [82nd of 191]
Primary education, teachers > % female 11.5 % female [92nd of 153]
Primary school girls out of school 73% [9th of 99]
Private school enrolment > Primary level 27.8 [26th of 148]
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 15.3 [63rd of 131]
Progression to secondary level 46 [84th of 97]
Progression to secondary school > % 51.29 % [72nd of 123]
Progression to secondary school, female > % 41.81 % [74th of 118]
Progression to secondary school, male > % 56.08 % [66th of 118]
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 2.06 % [47th of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 10.12 % [41st of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level 9.5 [93rd of 126]
Public spending per student > Secondary level 28.5 [26th of 123]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 423.7 [10th of 123]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 63.15 [7th of 159]
Pupils reaching grade 5 53.9 [101st of 108]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 71.2 [2nd of 175]
Pupils-teacher ratio > secondary level 34.1 [7th of 121]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 14.14 [60th of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 66.93 [104th of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 32.75 [95th of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 59.79 % [77th of 157]
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 41.73 % [108th of 123]
Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment 22.45 % [9th of 128]
Repetition rate, primary, female > % of total enrollment 23.5 % [6th of 125]
Repetition rate, primary, male > % of total enrollment 21.75 % [10th of 125]
Repitition rate > Primary level 25.5 [7th of 143]
Repitition rate > Secondary level 18.4 [8th of 82]
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 0.83 % gross [87th of 159]
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 0.54 % gross [87th of 153]
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 1.12 % gross [85th of 153]
School enrollment, primary > % gross 77 % gross [99th of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net 60.98 % net [120th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 61.75 % gross [99th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 49.82 % net [121st of 137]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 92.27 % gross [88th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 72.16 % net [114th of 136]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 31.23 % [14th of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 15.51 % gross [92nd of 164]
School enrollment, secondary > % net 10.78 % net [108th of 121]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 7.66 % gross [95th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 5.34 % net [108th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 23.4 % gross [89th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 16.24 % net [106th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 17.09 % [46th of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 1.21 % gross [61st of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 0.3 % gross [60th of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 2.13 % gross [58th of 137]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 6 years [35th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 4 years [35th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 7 years [35th of 93]
School life expectancy > Total 3.9 years [107th of 110]
Scientific and technical journal articles 2 [158th of 175]
Secondary education, general pupils 233,433 [60th of 183]
Secondary education, general pupils (per capita) 0.024 per 1,000 people [95th of 196]
Secondary education, pupils 236,754 [58th of 166]
Secondary education, pupils (per capita) 0.024 per capita [83rd of 185]
Secondary education, pupils > % female 24.75 % female [91st of 153]
Secondary education, teachers 6,921 [44th of 141]
Secondary education, teachers (per capita) 0.71 per 1,000 people [71st of 188]
Secondary education, teachers > % female 5.23 % female [131st of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils 3,321 [60th of 163]
Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita) 0.341 per 1,000 people [78th of 183]
Spending on teaching materials 8.4 [4th of 30]
Tertiary enrollment 0.9% [146th of 151]
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 26.83 % [59th of 61]
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers 69.94 % [41st of 56]
Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers 21.23 % [55th of 56]
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 23 % [43rd of 78]
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 22.5 % [36th of 77]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24 0.42 [34th of 138]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls both


SOURCES World Development Indicators database; UNESCO; Source; UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; The Geography Zone; World Bank; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Wikipedia; List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chad, Republic of Chad, Republique du Tchad, Tchad


Health
 

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3

40

[182nd of 187]

% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles

55

[166th of 186]

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3

40

[183rd of 187]

% immunized 1-year-old children > TB

67

[141st of 153]

% immunized pregnant women tetanus

39

[44th of 54]

% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural

13

[129th of 140]

% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total

29

[132nd of 144]

% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban

81

[102nd of 141]

% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural

26

[139th of 146]

% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total

27

[148th of 150]

% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban

31

[146th of 147]

% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total

75

[97th of 133]

% under-fives with ARI --

12

[32nd of 79]

% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider

22

[76th of 80]

Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health

Yes

Access to sanitation

21%

[125th of 129]

Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19

191.2 births

[7th of 184]

ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider

11.8 %

[8th of 52]

Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people

48.5 per 1,000 people

[8th of 195]

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total

14.4 %

[30th of 76]

Births with health staff

16%

[113rd of 116]

Children living with AIDS

18,000

[25th of 80]

Children living with AIDS (per capita)

1.86393 per 1,000 people

[23rd of 80]

Children Underweight Rate

10%

[15th of 95]

Contraception

4%

[90th of 89]

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49

2.8 %

[12th of 57]

Dependency ratio per 100

100

[9th of 166]

Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding

27.4 %

[7th of 47]

Drinking water availability %

27%

[146th of 147]

Drug access

0%

[145th of 163]

expenditure per capita > current US$

19.6 $

[158th of 186]

expenditure, private > % of GDP

2.65 %

[74th of 187]

expenditure, public > % of GDP

1.55 %

[157th of 187]

expenditure, total > % of GDP

4.2 %

[146th of 187]

External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health

7 %

[67th of 141]

External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health

27.9%

[19th of 179]

Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV

56.25 %

[45th of 112]

Fertility rate, total > births per woman

6.3 births per woman

[11th of 194]

Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females

41.7

[166th of 186]

Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males

39.7

[167th of 186]

Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population

40.7

[165th of 186]

HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate

4.8%

[22nd of 136]

HIV AIDS > Deaths

18,000

[28th of 102]

HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)

1,970.811 per million people

[24th of 102]

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS

200,000

[28th of 126]

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)

21.898 per 1,000 people

[22nd of 126]

HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49

3.61

[26th of 114]

HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,

3.6

[27th of 145]

HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,

72,000

[25th of 82]

Hospital beds > per 1,000 people

0.72 per 1,000 people

[67th of 149]

Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months

20 %

[189th of 190]

Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months

23 %

[189th of 190]

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access

9 %

[166th of 167]

Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access

4 %

[165th of 167]

Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access

24 %

[173rd of 173]

Improved water source > % of population with access

42 %

[171st of 176]

Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access

43 %

[155th of 174]

Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access

41 %

[180th of 181]

Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people

271.64 per 100,000 people

[34th of 200]

Infant mortality rate

94.78

[15th of 179]

Infant mortality rate > Female

94 deaths/1,000 live births

[9th of 225]

Infant mortality rate > Male

106.48 deaths/1,000 live births

[11th of 225]

Infant mortality rate > Total

100.36 deaths/1,000 live births

[11th of 225]

Intestinal diseases death rate

36.19%

[8th of 141]

life expectancy > Date of information

2006 est.

Life expectancy at birth > Female

48.5 years

[207th of 226]

Life expectancy at birth > Male

46.4 years

[207th of 226]

Life expectancy at birth > Total population

47.43 years

[208th of 225]

Life expectancy at birth, female > years

45.11 years

[167th of 194]

Life expectancy at birth, male > years

42.98 years

[169th of 194]

Life expectancy at birth, total > years

44.02 years

[169th of 194]

Life expectancy at birth, years > Females

47

[167th of 186]

Life expectancy at birth, years > Males

44

[169th of 186]

Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population

46

[166th of 186]

Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk

very high

Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases
 bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

Major infectious diseases > Water contact disease

schistosomiasis

Malaria % under-fives sleeping under a bednet

27

[13th of 35]

Malaria % under-fives sleeping under a treated bednet

1

[24th of 28]

Malaria % under-fives with fever receiving anti-malarial drugs

32

[23rd of 34]

Malaria cases > per 100,000

197

[57th of 94]

Malaria prevention, use of insecticide-treated bed nets > % of under-5 population

0.6 %

[25th of 27]

Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5

40.9 %

[4th of 52]

Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5

36.7 %

[4th of 63]

Maternal mortality

830 per 100,000

[6th of 136]

Measles immunization

30

[164th of 168]

Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months

51

[33rd of 105]

Nutrition > % of children who are � exclusively breastfed 6 months

10

[108th of 125]

Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt

58

[66th of 112]

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe

29

[46th of 132]

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe

28

[27th of 137]

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe

9

[18th of 104]

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe

11

[31st of 128]

Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 6-59 months

91

[22nd of 57]

Oral rehydration rate %

36

[10th of 73]

Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure

96.5%

[71st of 185]

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health

95.8 %

[56th of 185]

Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars

20

[160th of 185]

Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars

47

[168th of 185]

Physicians > per 1,000 people

0.04 per 1,000 people

[60th of 148]

Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992

58 %

[6th of 106]

Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003

33 %

[20th of 108]

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %

38.9 %

[17th of 62]

Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health

0.4%

[96th of 159]

Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49

3.52 %

[22nd of 148]

Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population

35 %

[18th of 172]

Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health

58.1%

[45th of 185]

Probability of dying before 5 > Females

171 per 1,000 people

[17th of 187]

Probability of not reaching 40

41%

[18th of 111]

Probability of reaching 65 > Female

38.6%

[143rd of 159]

Probability of reaching 65 > Male

33.6%

[144th of 159]

Respiratory disease child death rate

210.08 (est)

Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults

24.1 %

[9th of 42]

Spending > Per person

7

[129th of 133]

Spending > Private

0.6

[139th of 141]

Spending > Public

2.3%

Tobacco > Adult male smokers

24.1

[102nd of 115]

Tobacco > Cigarette consumption

160

[99th of 106]

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP

6.5%

[71st of 185]

Total fertility rate

6.6

[13th of 166]

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000

168

[35th of 165]

Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %

21.73 %

[166th of 178]

Tuberculosis immunisation

45%

[131st of 134]

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases

69 %

[135th of 171]

Unmet need for contraception > % of married women ages 15-49

20.7 %

[3rd of 13]

Water availability

5,453 cubic meters

[83rd of 169]

Women circumcised

1.9

[12th of 27]

Women circumcised (per capita)

0.000196748 per 1,000 people

[15th of 27]

Women circumcised share

1.9%

[12th of 27]


SOURCES UNICEF; Wikipedia; Abortion law ; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; World Development Indicators database; WHO 2002a; UNHDR; UNICEF; UN (United Nations). 2002. United Nations Population Division Database on Contraceptive Use. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. January. New York; World Health Organization; World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Global Water Supply and Sanitation Assessment 2000 Report and updates provided by UNICEF to the United Nations Millennium Indicator Database; WHO (World Health Organization). 2001. Correspondence on access to essential drugs. Department of Essential Drugs and Medecines Policy. February. Geneva; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations, Demographic Yearbook, 1997; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; World Health Organisation. 1997-1999 World Health Statistics Annual. Geneva; WHO, 2000; Wikipedia; List of countries by life expectancy ; UNHDR; UNICEF (United Nations Children?s Fund). 2002. Official Summary; The State of the World's Children 2002. New York; Oxford University Press.; Wikipedia; List of countries by percentage of population suffering from undernourishment ; The World Health Report 2001; UN 2001 via backone.pdf; UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050; The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York.; UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050; The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; ; World Health Organization; Unicef (1994)

ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chad, Republic of Chad, Republique du Tchad, Tchad


Sports
 

African Footballer of the Year > Wins > Second place

1

[8th of 9]

FIFA World Ranking > Men

228

[153rd of 198]

FIFA World Ranking > Men (per capita)

23.61 per 1 million people

[141st of 197]


SOURCES Wikipedia African Footballer of the Year ; Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)

ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chad, Republic of Chad, Republique du Tchad, Tchad


Food
 

beverages and tobacco > % of value added in manufacturing

44.86 %

[24th of 103]

exports > % of merchandise exports

16.15 %

[78th of 156]

imports > % of merchandise imports

24.27 %

[18th of 155]


SOURCES World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chad, Republic of Chad, Republique du Tchad, Tchad

Language
 

French speakers

3,000

[25th of 31]

French speakers (per capita)

0.003 per 10 people

[28th of 30]

French status
 Official language. Bible 1530-1986.

Languages
 French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects

Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate

25.5

[171st of 174]


SOURCES Ethnologue; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia Languages of the African Union

ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chad, Republic of Chad, Republique du Tchad, Tchad


2) Religion

 

Catholic > Diocesan priests

114

[88th of 143]

Catholic > Diocesan priests (per capita)

0.0118049 per 1,000 people

[89th of 143]

Catholic > Dioceses

8

[66th of 150]

Catholic > Dioceses (per capita)

0.000828415 per 1,000 people

[80th of 148]

Catholic > Parishes

114

[89th of 149]

Catholic > Parishes (per capita)

0.0118049 per 1,000 people

[98th of 147]

Catholic > Religious Priests

110

[80th of 148]

Catholic > Religious Priests (per capita)

0.0113907 per 1,000 people

[85th of 147]

Catholic > Total Priests

224

[88th of 149]

Catholic > Total Priests (per capita)

0.0231956 per 1,000 people

[96th of 148]

Catholics

602,000

[79th of 140]

Catholics as percentage

8.96

[85th of 150]

Islam > Percentage

54.947%

[45th of 164]

Islam > Percentage Muslim

54%

[47th of 168]

Islam > Population

5,306,266

[37th of 165]

Islam in Africa > Islamic population in Africa and population percentage > Population

50 %

[19th of 45]

Jehovahs Witnesses

635

[131st of 178]

Jehovahs Witnesses (per capita)

0.0668945 per 1,000 people

[161st of 177]

Protestantism > By country > Protestants

1,179,170

[53rd of 167]

Protestantism > By country > Protestants > % Protestant

12 %

[69th of 163]

Religions > All
 Muslim 51%, Christian 35%, animist 7%, other 7%

Religions > Muslim

51 %

[38th of 100]

Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > % Catholic

8.96 %

[93rd of 170]

Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > Catholic total

880,447

[79th of 170]

Seventh-day Adventist Membership

2,807

[120th of 232]

Seventh-day Adventist Membership (per capita)

2,906.7 per 10 million people

[143rd of 222]


SOURCES Catholic Hierarchy.org; CIA World Factbook; International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; Wikipedia; Islam in Africa ; watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide; Wikipedia; Protestantism by country ; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; Wikipedia; Roman Catholicism by country ; adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004

ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chad, Republic of Chad, Republique du Tchad, Tchad


3) Media

 

75th Academy Award > Best Foreign Film > English title

Abouna,

Average cost of local call

0.1

[46th of 151]

Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service exports

43.95 %

[36th of 153]

Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports

28.56 %

[68th of 155]

Daily newspapers > per 1,000 people

0.21 per 1,000 people

[87th of 89]

DVD region

5

[34th of 171]

E-Government rating

36

[138th of 182]

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people

14.39 per 1,000 people

[173rd of 193]

HAM radio prefixes

TTA - TTZ

Households with television > %

2.29 %

[140th of 160]

International dialling code

235

International voice traffic > out and in, minutes

19,281,000 min.

[105th of 164]

International voice traffic > out and in, minutes (per capita)

2.111 min. per capita

[108th of 185]

Investment in telecoms with private participation > current US$

1,400,000 $

[98th of 101]

Investment in telecoms with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP)

0.706 $ per $1,000 of GDP

[113rd of 130]

Investment in telecoms with private participation > current US$ (per capita)

0.159 $ per capita

[117th of 132]

Mobile phone subscribers

210,000

[139th of 198]

Mobile phone subscribers (per capita)

21.541 per 1 million people

[158th of 201]

Newspaper circulation

1,560

[51st of 51]

Newspaper circulation (per capita)

0.161541 per 1,000 people

[51st of 51]

Newspapers

2

[60th of 67]

Newspapers (per capita)

0.207104 per 1 million people

[62nd of 67]

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily

2,000

[88th of 90]

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily (per capita)

0.26 per 1,000 people

[88th of 90]

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily

2

[96th of 106]

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily (per capita)

0.26 per million people

[92nd of 104]

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily

10

[54th of 69]

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily (per capita)

1.299 per million people

[47th of 68]

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals

32

[34th of 40]

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals (per capita)

4.155 per million people

[30th of 40]

Number of PCs

15

[155th of 169]

Number of PCs (per $ GDP)

0.01 per $10 million of GDP

[142nd of 144]

Number of PCs (per capita)

0.016 per 10,000 people

[167th of 169]

Personal computers

15,000

[144th of 164]

Personal computers (per capita)

1.588 per 1 million people

[155th of 171]

Phone subscribers

4.31

[177th of 178]

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month

13.33 $/month

[62nd of 185]

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month

16.93 $/month

[38th of 151]

Radio broadcast stations

AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 5

Radio receivers

1,670,000

[92nd of 188]

Radio receivers (per capita)

0.224 per capita

[118th of 182]

Radios

1,670,000

[92nd of 221]

Radios (per capita)

172.932 per 1,000 people

[157th of 212]

Submissions for the 75th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film > Director

Mahamat Saleh Haroun

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue

21.26 %

[113rd of 165]

Telecommunications investment > current LCU

1106000000

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP

1.39 % GDP

[141st of 167]

Telecommunications revenue > current LCU

13133000000

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes

9.11 $

[5th of 142]

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes (per $ GDP)

5,351.586 $ per $1 trillion of GD

[17th of 174]

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes (per capita)

1,071.11 $ per 1 million people

[40th of 178]

Telephone employees, total

610

[106th of 194]

Telephone employees, total (per capita)

0.067 per 1,000 people

[129th of 202]

Telephone faults > per 100 mainlines

60.75 per 100 mainlines

[21st of 134]

Telephone mainlines

13,000

[168th of 202]

Telephone mainlines (per capita)

1.376 per 1,000 people

[176th of 203]

Telephone subscribers

136,000

[152nd of 199]

Telephone subscribers (per capita)

0.014 per 1,000 people

[176th of 201]

Telephone subscribers per employee

126.97

[101st of 191]

Telephone system > Domestic
 fair system of radiotelephone communication stations

Telephone system > General assessment
 primitive system with high costs and low telephone density; fixed-line connections for only about 1 per 1000 persons coupled with mobile-cellular usage of only about 9 per 100 persons

Telephone system > International
 country code - 235; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Telephones > Main lines in use

13,000

[145th of 174]

Telephones > Main lines in use (per capita)

1.302 per 1,000 people

[148th of 173]

Telephones > Mobile cellular

918,400

[122nd of 186]

Telephones > Mobile cellular (per capita)

92.902 per 1,000 people

[148th of 185]

Television broadcast stations

1

[23rd of 89]

Television broadcast stations (per capita)

0.113 per million people

[18th of 67]

Television receivers

10,000

[173rd of 185]

Television receivers (per capita)

1.339 per 1,000 people

[176th of 179]

Television standard > VHF

SECAM K1

Televisions

10,000

[187th of 215]

Televisions (per capita)

1.03552 per 1,000 people

[208th of 209]


SOURCES Wikipedia; Submissions for the 75th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film ; ; World Development Indicators database; Amazon.com; report presents the second annual update on global e-government, i.e., the delivery of public sector information and online services through the Internet. This report studies the features that are available online at national government websites. Using a detailed analysis of 1.197 government websites in 198 different nations, it measures the information and services that are online, chart the variations that exist across countries, and discuss how e-government sites vary by region of the world. In order to see how the 198 nations ranked overall, the E-Government Ranking 2002 created a 0 to 100 point index and applied it to each nation's websites based on the availability of contact information, publications, databases, portals, and number of online services. (2002); hamcity.com; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; Source; UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; ITU; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Tenlab May 2002

ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chad, Republic of Chad, Republique du Tchad, Tchad

Internet
 

Country code

.td

Hosts

5

[223rd of 228]

Hosts (per capita)

0.494 per million people

[220th of 222]

International Internet bandwidth > Mbps

3.5 Mbps

[124th of 167]

International Internet bandwidth > Mbps (per $ GDP)

0.813 Mbps per $1 trillion of

[128th of 184]

International Internet bandwidth > Mbps (per capita)

0.37 Mbps per 1 billion peop

[135th of 188]

Internet Service Providers

1

[201st of 229]

Internet Service Providers (per capita)

0.000103552 per 1,000 people

[192nd of 215]

ISP

1

[25th of 162]

ISP (per capita)

113.45 per billion people

[20th of 127]

Livejournal users

98

[119th of 226]

Price basket for Internet > US$ per month

86.35 $/month

[9th of 180]

TLD

.td

Users

60,000

[128th of 190]

Users (per capita)

6.008 per 1,000 people

[146th of 184]


SOURCES IANA Internet Assigned Numbers Authority; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; LiveJournal

ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chad, Republic of Chad, Republique du Tchad, Tchad


4) Tourism

1. Lake Chad
Once one of the world’s largest lakes, almost as large as the Caspian Sea, Lake Chad has been affected more drastically by climate change than almost any other place on the African continent or in the world. As the region’s seasonal monsoons have changed course and farmers have used more water for irrigation, Lake Chad has shrunk to 5 percent of its former size in only 35 years. Despite the changes, it remains a popular fishing and boating spot. See it because it’s beautiful, see it because it’s off the beaten track, see it for the catfish, but see it soon—because in ten years it might be gone.

2. Markets
N’Djamena has excellent shopping for tourists, and the best place to find carpets, clothing, tropical fruit, carvings, and more is the open-air market in the historic quarter of the city. The market, which operates daily from dawn to dusk, serves as a kind of magnet for the city’s knickknacks, but to find the choicest art and the good deals, you’ll have to sift through all manner of junk. Doing so in itself is an adventure, though, and the market affords some of the city’s best people watching as locals sell, haggle, and socialize.

3. N’Djamena’s Central Mosque
The architectural, social, and religious center of N’Djamena, the central mosque can be seen from many parts of town. In addition to the mosque itself, the complex has a library, a lecture hall, and two schools, although visitors should be able to speak Chadian Arabic if they hope to benefit much from these facilities.

4. Stroll in N’Djamena
It may lack the tourist infrastructure of Dakar or Nairobi, but N’Djamena positively buzzes with life, and even if you spend less time at museums and monuments, you’ll learn just as much by observing the people around you. One of the best places to do that is Avenue Charles de Gaulle, lined with embassies, high-end restaurants, and Victorian homes that recall Chad’s days of European rule.

5. Tibesti Mountains
Although travel to the Tibesti Mountains is both difficult and dangerous at this time, the area has a stark, dramatic landscape of canyons and sheer rock faces topped by forest. The Toubou tribe still lives traditionally in villages within the range but tends to be hostile to visitors.

6. Zakouma National Park
Poaching remains a problem in the park. The Chadian government and the European Union have recently restocked it, though, and it is once again one of the best places to spot herds of elephants, as well as wildebeests, antelopes, and lions.

When to Go
The dry season (September to June) is the best for travel between cities, though it’s unlikely that tourists will be doing much of that in the near future. Rebel activity also increases during that time, so the period between June and August may be the safest one for visiting, if somewhat more inconvenient.



 

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