Chad Population: 7 359 512 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 44% (male 1 631 010; female 1 623 272) 15-64 years: 53% (male 1 903 012; female 1 982 257) 65 years and over: 3% (male 97 118; female 122 843) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 2.66% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 43.45 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 16.86 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 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 (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 116.97 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 48.22 years male: 45.81 years female: 50.73 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 5.74 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Chadian(s) adjective: Chadian Ethnic groups: Muslims (Arabs Toubou Hadjerai Fulbe Kotoko Kanembou Baguirmi Boulala Zaghawa and Maba) non-Muslims (Sara Ngambaye Mbaye Goulaye Moundang Moussei Massa) nonindigenous 150 000 (of whom 1 000 are French) Religions: Muslim 50% Christian 25% indigenous beliefs (mostly animism) 25% Languages: French (official) Arabic (official) Sara and Sango (in south) more than 100 different languages and dialects Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write in French or Arabic total population: 48.1% male: 62.1% female: 34.7% (1995 est.)
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