Chad
Officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. On its borders are: Libya to the south, Sudan on the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Nigeria and Cameroon on the southwest and Niger (knee-zheer) to the west. Chad is often referred to as the "Dead Heart of Africa", because of its far distance from the sea and it's desert climate.
This country possesses some of the richest archeological sites in Africa. A hominid skull estimated to be 700 million years old and also believed to be the oldest in the world was found in Chad. Another find was a 3.6 million year-old hominid jaw. Chad still remains a mystery to researchers as research suggests that all of Africa's major language groups of the south Sahara Desert originated in prehistoric times in a narrow band between Lake Chad and the Nile Valley. The origin of Chad's peoples remain unclear as several of the proven archeological sites have been only partially studied and other sites of great potential have yet to be mapped.
The French invaded Chad in, 1891, as they battle a Sudanese rival. By 1905, a Governor General stationed in Brazzaville -the capital of French Equatorial Africa, took responsibility for managing Chad. That later changed in 1920 when it was governed by a lieutenant -governor stationed in Fort Lamy-now N'Djamena.
Chad has seen several changes in government over the years but today has a president, prime minister, after the Constitution of Fourth Republic in May 2018.
More than 52% of Chad residents identify as Muslims with 44% Christians, and 0.2% as others. Recent figures show that Chad's major earnings come from Crude Petroleum ($1.19B), Gold($750M) ,Oily Seeds($123M), (Insect Resin$ 19.6M), and (Sliver $903M). Major destinations are Germany($ 927M), United Arab Emirates ($761M), Chinese Taipei (S399M), France ($176M), and China ($170M).
Chad's GDP stands at 12.7B USD.
Officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. On its borders are: Libya to the south, Sudan on the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Nigeria and Cameroon on the southwest and Niger (knee-zheer) to the west. Chad is often referred to as the "Dead Heart of Africa", because of its far distance from the sea and it's desert climate.
This country possesses some of the richest archeological sites in Africa. A hominid skull estimated to be 700 million years old and also believed to be the oldest in the world was found in Chad. Another find was a 3.6 million year-old hominid jaw. Chad still remains a mystery to researchers as research suggests that all of Africa's major language groups of the south Sahara Desert originated in prehistoric times in a narrow band between Lake Chad and the Nile Valley. The origin of Chad's peoples remain unclear as several of the proven archeological sites have been only partially studied and other sites of great potential have yet to be mapped.
The French invaded Chad in, 1891, as they battle a Sudanese rival. By 1905, a Governor General stationed in Brazzaville -the capital of French Equatorial Africa, took responsibility for managing Chad. That later changed in 1920 when it was governed by a lieutenant -governor stationed in Fort Lamy-now N'Djamena.
Chad has seen several changes in government over the years but today has a president, prime minister, after the Constitution of Fourth Republic in May 2018.
More than 52% of Chad residents identify as Muslims with 44% Christians, and 0.2% as others. Recent figures show that Chad's major earnings come from Crude Petroleum ($1.19B), Gold($750M) ,Oily Seeds($123M), (Insect Resin$ 19.6M), and (Sliver $903M). Major destinations are Germany($ 927M), United Arab Emirates ($761M), Chinese Taipei (S399M), France ($176M), and China ($170M).
Chad's GDP stands at 12.7B USD.