Conventional Long Form Name: Republic of Chad
Capital City: N'Djamena Type of Government: Republic Date of Independence: 11 August 1960 (from France) National Holiday: Independence Day, 11 August Chief of State: President Idriss Deby Head of Government: Prime Minister Kalzeube Pahimi Deubet Executive Branch/Powers: President directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); prime minister appointed by the president Legislative Branch/Powers: Unicameral National Assembly (188 seats; 118 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 70 directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 4-year terms) Judicial Branch/Powers: Supreme Court chief justice selected by the president; councilors - 8 designated by the president and 7 by the speaker of the National Assembly; chief justice and councilors appointed for life; Constitutional Council judges - 2 appointed by the president and 1 by the speaker of the National Assembly; jurists - 3 each by the president and by the speaker of the National Assembly Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Ambassador to the U.S.: Mahamat Nasser Hassane Embassy in the U.S.: 2401 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 Consulate Location in the U.S.: N/A Name of U.S. Ambassador: James Knight Location of U.S. Embassy: Avenue Felix Eboue, N'Djamena U.S. Consulate Location: N/A Representitive to UN: Mahamat Zene Symbolism of Flag: Blue symbolizes the sky, hope, and water; yellow the sun and the desert to the north of the country; red progress, unity, and sacrifice. Red also recalls the blood shed for independence. National Symbols: Goat (in the north) and Lion (in the south) International Disputes: Since 2003, ad hoc armed militia groups and the Sudanese military have driven hundreds of thousands of Darfur residents into Chad; Chad wishes to be a helpful mediator in resolving the Darfur conflict, and in 2010 established a joint border monitoring force with Sudan, which helped to reduce cross-border banditry and violence; only Nigeria and Cameroon have heeded the Lake Chad Commission's admonition to ratify the delimitation treaty, which also includes the Chad-Niger and Niger-Nigeria boundaries Quantity of Refugees in Country/Origin of Refugees: 297,296 (Sudan); 64,673 (Central African Republic); 14,162 (Nigeria) Quantity of Internally Displaced Persons: 92,000 (majority are in the east) Quantity of Stateless Persons: N/A Current Human Trafficking Issues: None Illicit Drug Trafficking/Use: None |
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