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];
Rally for Democracy and Progress or RDP [Lol Mahamat CHOUA]; 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, MIGA, NAM, OIC, ONUB, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
UNIDO, UNOCI, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Mahamat Adam BECHIR
chancery: 2002 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
telephone: [1] (202) 462–4009
FAX: [1] (202) 265–1937
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Marc WALL
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
Economy Chad
Economy - overview:
Chad's primarily agricultural economy will continue to be boosted
by major oilfield and pipeline projects that began in 2000. Over 80%
of Chad's population relies on subsistence farming and livestock
raising for its livelihood. Cotton, cattle, and gum arabic provide
the bulk of Chad's export earnings; Chad began to export oil in
2004. Chad's economy has long been handicapped by its landlocked
position, high energy costs, and a history of instability. Chad
relies on foreign assistance and foreign capital for most public and
private sector investment projects. A consortium led by two US
companies has been investing $3.7 billion to develop oil reserves
estimated at 1 billion barrels in southern Chad. Oil production came
on stream in late 2003.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$15.66 billion (2004 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
38% (2004 est.)
GDP - per capita:
purchasing power parity - $1,600 (2004 est.)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 22.6% industry: 35.6% services: 41.7% (2004 est.)
Labor force:
NA
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture more than 80% (subsistence farming, herding, and
fishing)
Unemployment rate:
NA
Population below poverty line:
80% (2001 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
8% (2004 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):
24.7% of GDP (2004 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $1.131 billion
expenditures: $957.7 million, including capital expenditures of $146
million (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products:
cotton, sorghum, millet, peanuts, rice, potatoes, manioc (tapioca);
cattle, sheep, goats, camels
Industries:
oil, cotton textiles, meatpacking, beer brewing, natron (sodium
carbonate), soap, cigarettes, construction materials
Industrial production growth rate:
5% (1995)
Electricity - production:
96.13 million kWh (2002)
Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001)
Electricity - consumption:
89.4 million kWh (2002)
Electricity - exports:
0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports:
0 kWh (2002)
Oil - production:
200,000 bbl/day (2004 est.)
Oil - consumption:
1,500 bbl/day (2001 est.)
Oil - exports:
NA
Oil - imports:
NA
Current account balance:
$330.2 million (2004 est.)
Exports:
$365 million f.o.b. (2003 est.)
Exports - commodities:
cotton, cattle, gum arabic
Exports - partners:
US 67.8%, China 21.5%, Portugal 4.3% (2004)
Imports:
$500.7 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and transportation equipment, industrial goods, petroleum
products, foodstuffs, textiles
Imports - partners:
France 21.9%, Cameroon 16.1%, US 10.8%, Portugal 10.4%, Germany
6.4%, Belgium 4.6% (2004)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$652.7 million (2004 est.)
Debt - external:
$1.1 billion (2000 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$238.3 million received; note - $125 million committed by Taiwan
(August 1997); $30 million committed by African Development Bank;