The Republic of Chad is a country in west Africa. It has a total area of 1,284,000 km2. The climate is tropical in the south and desert in the north. The terrain is broad, arid plains in centre, desert in north, mountains in north-west, lowlands in south. Natural resources are small quantities of crude oil, uranium, natron, kaolin, and fish. The religion is 44% Muslim, 33% Christian, 23% indigenous beliefs, animism. The official language is Arabic with French widely spoken, Sara and Sango are spoken in the south and more than 100 different languages and dialects are also spoken. Chad was first settled by Arabs during the 7th century and known as Kanem. In the 13th century an islamic state was established and the country renamed Bornu. During the 19th century the country was conquered by Sudan and subsequently by the French and in 1916 became part of French Equatorial Africa. In 1958 Chad achieved autonomy and in 1960 full independence. Research Chad
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