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Attribute
Chad
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Cameroon
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Geography
Area (km²)1,284,000475,440
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)1,259,200472,710
Water area (km²)24,8002,730
Land boundaries (km)6,4065,018
Border countries
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Libya
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Sudan
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
  • Nigeria
  • Republic of the Congo
Coastline (km)0402
Mean elevation (m)543667
Lowest point (m)1600
Highest point (m)3,4454,045
People
Population16,877,35727,744,989
Official languages
  • Arabic
  • French
  • English
  • French
ReligionMuslimRoman Catholic
Government
Long country nameRepublic of ChadRepublic of Cameroon
Short country nameChadCameroon
Long local nameRepublique du Tchad/Jumhuriyat TshadRepublique du Cameroun/Republic of Cameroon
Short local nameTchad/TshadCameroun/Cameroon
Former name-
  • British Cameroon
  • Federal Republic of Cameroon
  • French Cameroon
  • Kamerun
  • United Republic of Cameroon
Government typePresidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalN'DjamenaYaounde
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)28,620,000,00089,540,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)9,872,000,00034,990,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)-3.13.5
1GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)2,3003,700
Gross national saving (% of GDP)15.525.5
Labor force5,654,0009,912,000
Unemployment rate (%)-4.3
Population below poverty line (%)46.730
Budget revenues (USD)1,337,000,0005,363,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)1,481,000,0006,556,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)2.131.25
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)13.515.3
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-1.5-3.4
Public debt (% of GDP)52.536.9
Inflation rate (%)-0.90.6
Central bank discount rate (%)4.254.25
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)15.513
Stock of narrow money (USD)1,397,000,0004,857,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)1,397,000,0004,857,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)2,681,000,0006,154,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)-230,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-558,000,000-932,000,000
Exports (USD)2,464,000,0004,732,000,000
Imports (USD)2,160,000,0004,812,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)22,900,0003,235,000,000
External debt (USD)1,724,000,0009,375,000,000
National currencyCooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francsCooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs
National currency (code)XAFXAF
National currency (symbol)FCFAFCFA
National currency rate to USD605.3605.3



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