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- Government
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- Long-form name: Republic of Chad
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- Type: republic
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- Capital: N'Djamena
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- Administrative divisions: 14 prefectures (prefectures, singular -
- prefecture); Batha, Biltine, Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti,
- Chari-Baguirmi, Guera, Kanem, Lac, Logone Occidental, Logone
- Oriental, Mayo-Kebbi, Moyen-Chari, Ouaddai, Salamat, Tandjile
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- Independence: 11 August 1960 (from France)
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- Constitution: 22 December 1989, suspended 3 December 1990;
- Provisional National Charter 1 March 1991
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- Legal system: based on French civil law system and Chadian
- customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
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- National holiday: 11 August
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- Executive branch: president, Council of State (cabinet)
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- Legislative branch: the National Consultative Council (Conseil
- National Consultatif) was disbanded 3 December 1990 and
- replaced by the Provisional Council of the Republic; 30 members
- appointed by President DEBY on 8 March 1991
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- Judicial branch: Court of Appeal
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- Leaders:
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- Chief of State: Col. Idriss DEBY (since 4 December 1990)
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- Head of Government: Prime Minister Jean ALINGUE Bawoyeu
- (since 8 March 1991)
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- Political parties and leaders: Patriotic Salvation Movement
- (MPS; former dissident group), Idriss DEBY, chairman; President
- DEBY has promised political pluralism, a new constitution, and
- free elections by September 1993; numerous dissident groups;
- national conference to be held in 1992
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- Suffrage: universal at age NA
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- Elections:
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- National Consultative Council: last held 8 July 1990;
- disbanded 3 December 1990
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- President: last held 10 December 1989 (next to be held NA);
- results - President Hissein HABRE was elected without
- opposition; note - the government of then President HABRE fell
- on 1 December 1990, and Idriss DEBY seized power on 3 December
- 1990; national conference scheduled for mid-1992 and election to
- follow in 1993
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- Communists: no front organizations or underground party;
- probably a few Communists and some sympathizers
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- Other political or pressure groups: NA
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- Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, BDEAC, CEEAC, ECA, FAO, FZ, G-77,
- GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IDB, IFAD, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT,
- INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAU, OIC, UDEAC, UN, UNCTAD,
- UNESCO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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- Diplomatic representation: Ambassador ACHEIKH ibn Oumar;
- Chancery at 2002 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20009; telephone
- (202) 462-4009
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- US: Ambassador Richard W. BOGOSIAN; Embassy at Avenue Felix
- Eboue, N'Djamena (mailing address is B. P. 413, N'Djamena);
- telephone [235] (51) 62-18, 40-09, or 51-62-11; FAX [235]
- 51-33-72
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- Flag: three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow,
- and red; similar to the flag of Romania; also similar to the
- flag of Andorra, which has a national coat of arms featuring a
- quartered shield centered in the yellow band; design was based
- on the flag of France
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