Geography - note: landlocked; Lake Chad is the most significant water body in the Sahel
@Chad:People
Population: 7,166,023 (July 1997 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 44% (male 1,586,873; female 1,579,086) 15-64 years: 53% (male 1,854,645; female 1,931,519) 65 years and over: 3% (male 94,516; female 119,384) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.67% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 43.85 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 17.15 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth : 1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 118.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)