Short facts about the government of Chad
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Independence: |
11 August 1960 (from
France) |
| National
holiday: |
Independence Day, 11 August
(1960) |
| Constitution: |
passed by referendum 31 March
1995 |
| 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 Nagoum YAMASSOUM (since
13 December 1999)
cabinet: Council of State, members appointed by
the president on the recommendation of the prime
minister
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
election results: Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY elected
president; percent of vote - Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY 63%, Ngarlegy YORONGAR 16%,
Saleh KEBZABO 7%
note: government coalition - MPS, UNDR, and
URD |
| Legislative
branch: |
unicameral National Assembly (125
seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms); replaces the
Higher Transitional Council or the Conseil Superieur de
Transition
elections: National Assembly - last held in two rounds
on 5 January and 23 February 1997 (next to be held in late 2001); in the first
round of voting some candidates won clear victories by receiving 50% or more of
the vote; where that did not happen, the two highest scoring candidates stood
for a second round of voting
election results: percent of vote by
party - NA%; seats by party - MPS 65, URD 29, UNDR 15, RDP 3, others
13 |
| Judicial
branch: |
Supreme Court; Court of Appeal;
Criminal Courts; Magistrate Courts |
| Political
parties and leaders: |
National Union for Development 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 RDP [Lal
Mahamat CHOUA]; Union for Renewal and Democracy or URD [Gen. Wadal Abdelkader
KAMOUGUE] |
| Political
pressure groups and leaders: |
NA |
| International organization participation: |
ACCT, ACP, AfDB, BDEAC, CEEAC, CEMAC,
ECA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO,
IMF, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, OPCW, 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
telephone: [1] (202) 462-4009
FAX: [1] (202)
265-1937 |
| 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, (51) 90-52, (51)
92-33
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 | Source: World Factbook |
