_#_Total fertility rate: 5.3 children born/woman (1991)
_#_Nationality: noun—Chadian(s); adjective—Chadian
_#_Ethnic divisions: some 200 distinct ethnic groups, most of whom are Muslims (Arabs, Toubou, Hadjerai, Fulbe, Kotoko, Kanembou, Baguirmi, Boulala, Zaghawa, and Maba) in the north and center and non-Muslims (Sara, Ngambaye, Mbaye, Goulaye, Moundang, Moussei, Massa) in the south; some 150,000 nonindigenous, of whom 1,000 are French
_#_Religion: Muslim 44%, Christian 33%, indigenous beliefs, animism 23%
_#_Language: French and Arabic (official); Sara and Sango in south; more than 100 different languages and dialects are spoken
_#_Literacy: 30% (male 42%, female 18%) age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic (1990 est.)
_#_Labor force: NA; agriculture (engaged in unpaid subsistence farming, herding, and fishing) 85%
_#_Organized labor: about 20% of wage labor force
_*Government #_Long-form name: Republic of Chad
_#_Type: republic