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A large country that is landlocked. The northern part of Chad is mostly a desert and the southern part is mostly tropical. Chad is surrounded by, Libya, Sudan, The Central African Republic, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger. There is a large lake named Lake Chad, which lies on a plain and is surrounded by marshes. The capital of Chad is N'Djamena
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80% of Chad’s economy relies on agriculture. Chad’s economy is continually being boosted by international investments in oil. The economy is limited because it is landlocked, it has high energy prices, and its overall instability. It mostly relies on international investments to sustain economic stability. They have a 5.3% percent growth rate. 80% of the population is impoverished.
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46.7% of poeple are from ages 0-14, 50.6% of poeple are from 15-65 years of age, and 2.9% of the poeple are 65 and older. Chad has a 2.069% growth rate in population. The life expectancy of a person is 47.7 years old. Only 3.5%(200,000) of people in the country are infected with AIDS or HIV. And only 14,000 people have died from the disease. The nationality of Chad is Chadian. 53.1% of the population are Muslims. Only 25.7% of the population is Literate.
 * __Population:__** There is a total of 10,329,208 people in Chad.

They have 288,200 Refugees. 234,200 from Sudan and 54,000 from Central African Republic. Chad has a high rate of children trafficking. They are used for prostitution, servitude, herding, and labor. They may also be taken to Central African Republic, Cameroon, and Nigeria for cattle herding and labor in the oil industry. The expectancy for education is only a total of six years. Only 25.7% of poeple can read a write. French and Arabic are the offical languages. Only 1.9% of government funds are spent on education.
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__**Refrences:**__ None. Chad doesn't have any refrences because no other country aggress with the way that they run their country. Also, many other countries do not like how they are handiling certain situations.

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