People Of Chad

Population	9,538,544 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 47.9% (male 2,297,490; female 2,269,801) 15-64 years: 49.3% (male 2,245,586; female 2,459,796) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 107,594; female 158,277) (2004 est.)
Median age	total: 16 years male: 15.3 years female: 16.7 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate	3% (2004 est.)
Birth rate	46.5 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate	16.38 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate	-0.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio	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: 0.68 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 94.78 deaths/1,000 live births female: 85.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) male: 104.01 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 48.24 years male: 46.91 years female: 49.63 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate	6.38 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	4.8% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	200,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	18,000 (2003 est.)
Nationality	noun: Chadian(s) adjective: Chadian
Ethnic groups	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
Religions	Muslim 51%, Christian 35%, animist 7%, other 7%
Languages	French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects
Literacy	conventional long form: Republic of Chad conventional short form: Chad local long form: Republique du Tchad local short form: Tchad

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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