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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.
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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: National Day (founding of the Third Republic),
- 7 June (1982).
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- Executive branch: president, Council of Ministers (cabinet).
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- Legislative branch: unicameral National Consultative Council
- (Conseil National Consultatif).
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- Judicial branch: Court of Appeal.
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- Leaders: Chief of State and Head of Government--President
- Hissein HABRE (since 19 June 1982).
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- Political parties and leaders: National Union for Independence
- and Revolution (UNIR) established June 1984 with Habre as
- President; numerous dissident groups (most significant opponents
- have returned to the government since mid-1986).
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- Suffrage: universal at age NA.
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- Elections: President--last held 10 December 1989 (next to
- be held December 1996); results--President Habre was reelected
- without opposition.
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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: ACP, AfDB, CEAO, Conference of East and Central
- African States, EAMA, ECA, EC (associate), FAO, G-77, GATT,
- IBRD, ICAC, ICAO, IDA, IDB--Islamic Development Bank, IFAD,
- ILO, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, ITU, Lake Chad Basin Commission,
- NAM, OAU, OCAM, OIC, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO.
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- Diplomatic representation: Ambassador Mahamat Ali ADOUM;
- Chancery at 2002 R Steet NW, Washington DC 20009; telephone
- (202) 462-4009; US--Ambassador-designate Richard W. BOGOSIAN;
- Charge d'Affaires, Julius WALKER; Embassy at Avenue Felix
- Eboue, N'Djamena (mailing address is B.P. 413, N'Djamena);
- telephone [235] (51) 32-69 or 35-13, 28-62, 23-29, 32-29,
- 30-94, 28-47.
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- Flag: three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow,
- and red; similar to the flag of Andorra which has a national
- coat of arms featuring a quartered shield centered in the
- yellow band; also similar to the flag of Romania which has
- a national coat of arms featuring a mountain landscape centered
- in the yellow band; design was based on the flag of France.
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