Chad is located between 7° and 24° north latitude and 13° and 24° east longitude. It is the link between the Maghreb and Central Africa. Covering 1,284,000 km2, Chad is the 5th largest country in Africa after Sudan, Algeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya. It shares borders with Libya to the north, Sudan to…

Chad has two rivers, namely: Chari and Logone. The country’s two rivers, Chari and Logone, are the main river arteries, but there is the problem of water levels between the dry and rainy seasons. In the dry season, these rivers are difficult for navigation due to much reduced water levels.. Republic of Chad The Republic…

Chad has 23 regions. The creation of additional provinces which brought the total to 23. This was done as part of the decentralization process when the government abolished the previous 14 prefectures. The regions of Chad are: Republic of Chad The Republic of Chad is a country in Africa. The landlocked country is bordered by…

Chad has more than 200 distinct ethnic groups. In the south live sedentary people such as the Sara, the nation’s main ethnic group, whose essential social unit is the lineage. In the Sahel sedentary peoples live side by side with nomadic ones, such as the Arabs, the country’s second major ethnic group. The north is…

The flag of Chad has three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold, and red; the flag combines the blue and red colors with the red and yellow (gold) of the Pan-African colors; blue symbolizes the sky, hope, and the south of the country, which is well-watered; gold represents the sun, as well as…

The Sibut Administrative Building, Bangui, CAR (Central African Republic), commissioned in December 2018, houses four ministries, namely: the Ministry of Commerce; the Ministry of Education; the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises. Construction of the building was financed by international partners. The laying of the foundation stone of the…

Central African Republic map with the prefectures and Bangui, the capital Central African Republic is divided into 20 administrative prefectures, two of which are economic prefectures; the prefectures are further divided into 84 sub-prefectures. The 20 prefectures (states) of Central African Republic are: More on Central African Republic Central African Republic (CAR) is a country…

The states in Central African Republic are called prefectures. The country is divided into 20 administrative prefectures, two of which are economic prefectures; the prefectures are further divided into 84 sub-prefectures. The 20 states of Central African Republic are: More on Central African Republic Central African Republic (CAR) is a country in Central Africa. It…

The main religion in Central African Republic is Christianity and majority of the Christians in the country are Roman Catholics. According to the 2003 national census, 80.3% of the population is Christian (51.4% Protestant and 28.9% Roman Catholic), 10% was Muslim and 4.5 percent other religious groups, with 5.5 percent having no religious beliefs. Pew…

The ethnic groups in Central African Republic and the percentage of their population is as follows: Reference: cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/central-african-republic/ Central African Republic Central African Republic (CAR) is a country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to…