The Republic of Chad is a landlocked country in central Africa and is the largest country of former French Equatorial Africa. Its neighbors are Niger, Libya, the Sudan, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, and Nigeria. Lake Chad, from which the country gets its name, lies on the western border with Niger and Nigeria. In the north is a desert that runs into the Sahara. Chad is about 85% the size of Alaska. ENJOY!!

Languages: French, Arabic, Sudanese tribal languages
Religions: Animist, Muslim, Christian
Status: UN Country 1960

The note selected today is a 1980 issue of 5,000 Central African Francs (CFA). This note has a book value of $200 in UNC condition. Current exchange rate is: 5,000 CFA Franc BEAC = 9.84082 US Dollar

(Front) Girl at lower left, village scene at center. (Back) Carving, airplane, train, tractor, and man smoking a pipe.