Facts and figures about Chad:

Geography

·         More than 5 times the area of the UK, landlocked, 

·         Sahara desert and grassland.

·         Chad is within the 10-40 Window.

·         Population: 7,650,000 (6 people per square km)

Languages and Literacy

·         French and Arabic are the national languages. 

·         A total of 127 languages are spoken in Chad.

·         Complete Bibles exist in 9 of those languages.

·         18 languages have a New Testament but no Old Testament.

·         Adult Literacy Rate: 10%

Religion 

·         55% Muslim, (Government is Muslim.) 

·         27% Christian.

·         16% Animist. 

Economy

·         Subsistence Economy

·    Chad is about the 4th poorest country in the World.