WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research Electronic Affairs Publication Office issued the following Background Note:

PROFILE

OFFICIAL NAME:

Republic of Chad

Geography

Area: 1,284,634 sq. km. (496,000 sq. mi.); about twice the size of Texas. Cities: Capital-N'Djamena (pop. 1 million est.). Other major cities-Moundou, Abeche, Sarh. Terrain: Desert, mountainous north, . . .

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