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| Country name |
conventional long form: republic of chad conventional short form: chad local long form: republique du tchad local short form: tchad |
| Government type | republic |
| Capital | N'Djamena |
| Administrative divisions | 14 prefectures (prefectures, singular - prefecture); Batha, Biltine, Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti, Chari-Baguirmi, Guera, Kanem, Lac, Logone Occidental, Logone Oriental, Mayo-Kebbi, Moyen-Chari, Ouaddai, Salamat, Tandjile note: instead of 14 prefectures, there may be a new administrative structure of 28 departments (departments, singular - department), and 1 city*; Assongha, Baguirmi, Bahr El Gazal, Bahr Koh, Batha Oriental, Batha Occidental, Biltine, Borkou, Dababa, Ennedi, Guera, Hadjer Lamis, Kabia, Kanem, Lac, Lac Iro, Logone Occidental, Logone Oriental, Mandoul, Mayo-Boneye, Mayo-Dallah, Monts de Lam, N'Djamena*, Ouaddai, Salamat, Sila, Tandjile Oriental, Tandjile Occidental, Tibesti |
| Independence | 11 August 1960 (from France) |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 11 August (1960) |
| Constitution | passed by referendum 31 March 1996 |
| Legal system | based on French civil law system and Chadian customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president lt. gen. idriss deby (since 4 december 1990) head of government: prime minister moussa faki mahamat (since na july 2003) cabinet: council of state, members appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister election results: lt. gen. idriss deby reelected president; percent of vote - lt. gen. idriss deby 63%, ngarlegy yorongar 16%, saleh kebzabo 7% note: government coalition - mps, undr, and urd elections: president elected by popular vote to serve five-year term; if no candidate receives at least 50% of the total vote, the two candidates receiving the most votes must stand for a second round of voting; last held 20 may 2001 (next to be held na 2006); prime minister appointed by the president |
| Legislative branch | bicameral according to constitution, consists of a National Assembly (155 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) and a Senate (not yet created and size unspecified, members to serve six-year terms, one-third of membership renewable every two years)
election results: percent of vote by party - na; seats by party - mps 110, rdp 12, far 9, rndp 5, urd 5, undr 3, others 11 elections: national assembly - last held 21 april 2002 (next to be held in na april 2006) |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; Criminal Courts; Magistrate Courts |
| Political parties and leaders | Federation Action for the Republic or FAR [Ngarlejy YORONGAR]; National Rally for Development and Progress or RNDP [Mamadou BISSO]; National Union for Democracy and Renewal or UNDR [Saleh KEBZABO]; Patriotic Salvation Movement or MPS [Mahamat Saleh AHMAT, chairman] (originally in opposition but now the party in power and the party of the president); Rally for Democracy and Progress or RPD [leader NA]; Union for Renewal and Democracy or URD [Gen. Wadal Abdelkader KAMOUGUE]; Viva Rally for Development and Progress or Viva RNDP [Delwa Kassire COUMAKOYE] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador hassaballah abdelhadi ahmat soubiane chancery: 2002 r street nw, washington, dc 20009 FAX: [1] (202) 265-1937 telephone: [1] (202) 462-4009 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador christopher e. goldthwait embassy: avenue felix eboue, n'djamena mailing address: b. p. 413, n'djamena telephone: [235] (51) 70-09 FAX: [235] (51) 56-54 |
| Flag description | three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red; similar to the flag of Romania; also similar to the flags of Andorra and Moldova, both of which have a national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; design was based on the flag of France |
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