STATISTICS

ChadRegion Middle AfricaCurrency CFA Franc (XAF)Surface area (square kilometres) 1 284 000Population in 2012 (estimated, 000) 12 448Population density in 2012 (per square kilometre) 9.7Capital city and population in 2011 (000) N'Djamena (1 079)United Nations membership date 20 September 1960Economic indicators 2005 2010 2012GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 5 873 8 919 10 183GDP: Growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %) 7.9 14.6 5.9GDP per capita (current US$) 586.5 761.0 818.1GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 330.4 480.8 493.8Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 20.3 22.7 22.2Exchange rates (national currency per US$) a 556.04 490.91 497.16CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) b 126 147 ...Industrial production index (2005=100) c 100 79 73Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 104 104 126Food production index (2004-2006=100) 104 110 131Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 64.2 64.1 64.0Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 79.4 79.2 79.2Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 46 d 71 ...Energy production, primary (000 mt oil equivalent) 8 899 6 278 ...Mobile-cellular subscriptions (per 100 inhabitants) 2.2 25.6 e 35.5 fIndividuals using the Internet (%) 0.4 1.7 g 2.1 gSocial indicatorsPopulation growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 3.0Urban population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 3.0Rural population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 2.5Urban population (%) 2013 22.0Population aged 0-14 years (%) 2013 48.4Population aged 60+ years (females and males, % of total) 2013 4.1/3.5Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 2013 100.3Life expectancy at birth (females and males, years) 2010-2015 51.9/50.1Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) 2010-2015 95.8Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2010-2015 6.3Contraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %) 2006-2012 2.8 hInternational migrant stock (000 and % of total population) i mid-2013 439.1/3.4Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR mid-2013 509 009Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) 2006-2012 2.6Education: Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100) 2006-2012 49.8/71.4Education: Female third-level students (% of total) 2006-2012 19.1Intentional homicides (females and males, per 100 000) j 2008-2010 7.9/23.8Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 2014 14.9Environmental indicatorsThreatened species 2013 35Forested area (% of land area) 2011 9.1CO 2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita) 2010 469/0.0Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 2010 7.0 kPrecipitation in the capital city, total mean (millimetres)510 lmTemperature in the capital city, mean °C (minimum and maximum)20.8/30.5 ma Official rate. b N'Djamena. c The indices are shown in terms of ISIC Rev.3. d 2006. e December. f July.g ITU estimate. h 2004. i Includes refugees. j Estimates. k UNSD estimate. l January to November only.m Based on monthly averages for the period 1961-1990.World Statistics Pocketbook 41