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    Chad Government - 2004

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    SOURCE: 2004 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Country name:
      conventional long form: Republic of Chad
      conventional short form: Chad
      local long form: Republique du Tchad
      local short form: Tchad

      Government type:
      republic

      Capital:
      N'Djamena

      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
      note: instead of 14 prefectures, there may be a new administrative structure of 28 departments (departments, singular - department), and 1 city*; Assongha, Baguirmi, Bahr El Gazal, Bahr Koh, Batha Oriental, Batha Occidental, Biltine, Borkou, Dababa, Ennedi, Guera, Hadjer Lamis, Kabia, Kanem, Lac, Lac Iro, Logone Occidental, Logone Oriental, Mandoul, Mayo-Boneye, Mayo-Dallah, Monts de Lam, N'Djamena*, Ouaddai, Salamat, Sila, Tandjile Oriental, Tandjile Occidental, Tibesti

      Independence:
      11 August 1960 (from France)

      National holiday:
      Independence Day, 11 August (1960)

      Constitution:
      passed by referendum 31 March 1996

      Legal system:
      based on French civil law system and Chadian customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

      Suffrage:
      18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:
      chief of state: President Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY (since 4 December 1990)
      head of government: Prime Minister Moussa Faki MAHAMAT (since NA July 2003)
      cabinet: Council of State, members appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
      election results: Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY reelected president; percent of vote - Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY 63%, Ngarlegy YORONGAR 16%, Saleh KEBZABO 7%
      note: government coalition - MPS, UNDR, and URD
      elections: president elected by popular vote to serve five-year term; if no candidate receives at least 50% of the total vote, the two candidates receiving the most votes must stand for a second round of voting; last held 20 May 2001 (next to be held NA 2006); prime minister appointed by the president

      Legislative branch:
      bicameral according to constitution, consists of a National Assembly (155 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) and a Senate (not yet created and size unspecified, members to serve six-year terms, one-third of membership renewable every two years)
      election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - MPS 110, RDP 12, FAR 9, RNDP 5, URD 5, UNDR 3, others 11
      elections: National Assembly - last held 21 April 2002 (next to be held in NA April 2006)

      Judicial branch:
      Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; Criminal Courts; Magistrate Courts

      Political parties and leaders:
      Federation Action for the Republic or FAR [Ngarlejy YORONGAR]; National Rally for Development and Progress or RNDP [Mamadou BISSO]; National Union for Democracy and Renewal or UNDR [Saleh KEBZABO]; Patriotic Salvation Movement or MPS [Mahamat Saleh AHMAT, chairman] (originally in opposition but now the party in power and the party of the president); Rally for Democracy and Progress or RPD [leader NA]; Union for Renewal and Democracy or URD [Gen. Wadal Abdelkader KAMOUGUE]; Viva Rally for Development and Progress or Viva RNDP [Delwa Kassire COUMAKOYE]

      Political pressure groups and leaders:
      NA

      International organization participation:
      ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

      Diplomatic representation in the US:
      chief of mission: Ambassador Hassaballah Abdelhadi Ahmat SOUBIANE
      chancery: 2002 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
      FAX: [1] (202) 265-1937
      telephone: [1] (202) 462-4009

      Diplomatic representation from the US:
      chief of mission: Ambassador Christopher E. GOLDTHWAIT
      embassy: Avenue Felix Eboue, N'Djamena
      mailing address: B. P. 413, N'Djamena
      telephone: [235] (51) 70-09
      FAX: [235] (51) 56-54

      Flag description:
      three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red; similar to the flag of Romania; also similar to the flags of Andorra and Moldova, both of which have a national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; design was based on the flag of France


      NOTE: The information regarding Chad on this page is re-published from the 2004 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Chad Government 2004 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Chad Government 2004 should be addressed to the CIA.

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