Chadians

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Chadians are the diverse ethnic groups native to the central African country of Chad, encompassing numerous cultures, languages, and religious traditions including a significant Muslim population.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf demonym
ethnic group
borderCountry Cameroon
Central African Republic NERFINISHED
Libya
Niger
Nigeria
Republic of the Congo
Sudan
capitalCity N'Djamena
citizenshipOf Chad
colonialHistory Former French colony
continent Africa
country Chad
currency Central African CFA franc
diasporaPresence Cameroon
France
Sudan
economicActivity pastoralism
subsistence agriculture
trade
ethnicGroup Arabs
surface form: Arab Chadians

Gorane people
Gorane people
surface form: Hadjerai peoples

Kanembu people
Maba people NERFINISHED
Sara people
Toubou people NERFINISHED
Zaghawa people
independenceYear 1960
languageFamilyDiversity Afroasiatic languages
Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED
Nilo-Saharan languages
nationalLanguage Chadian Arabic
Sara languages
surface form: Sara language
officialLanguage Arabic
French
politicalSystemCountry unitary state
populationMajorityIn Chad
region Central Africa
religionMajority Islam
religionMinority Christianity
African traditional religion
surface form: Traditional African religions
religiousDivision Christian and traditional religions in south
Muslim majority in north and east
supranationalMembership African Union
Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa
United Nations

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Islamic world hasEthnicGroup Chadians