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chachka
chackling
chacma
Chaco
chaconia
chaconne
chacun à son goût
Chad
chad
Chad, Lake
chadar
Chadic
chador
chaebol
chaeta
chaetognath
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Chad

Chad [ chad ] landlocked country in north central Africa, bordered on the north by Libya, on the east by Sudan, on the south by the Central African Republic, and on the west by Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger. A former French territory, it became independent in 1960.
Languages: French.
Currency: CFA franc.
Capital: Ndjamena.
Population: 9,253,493 (2003).
Area: 1,284,000 sq km (495,755 sq mi.) 
Official name  Republic of Chad

Chad·i·an adjective, noun
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