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  1. Date of Independence: August 11, 1960
  2. Date of Current Constitution: March 31, 1995
  3. Population: 7,557,436 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 495,755 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: N‚ÄôDjamena
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Main Industries: agricultural and livestock processing, mining
  8. Agriculture: cotton, gum arabic, millet, sorghum
  9. Natural Resources: petroleum, natron, kaolin
  10. Currency: CFA Franc
  11. GDP: $7.5 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $1,000 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: French (official), Arabic (official), Sara, Sango, over 100 indigenous languages
  14. Religions: Muslim, Christian, indigenous faiths
  15. Literacy Rate: 48%
  16. Life Expectancy:     46 years (male)
  17.                 51 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 43 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 17 per 1,000 population