Population: 8,424,504 Life Expectancy: 50 years HIV/AIDS Rate Of Infection: 2.69% Infant Mortality Rate: 96.66 deaths/1,000 live births Fertility Rate: 6.63 children born/woman Ethnic Groups: (Northern Muslim groups) Arabs, Toubou, Hadjerai, Fulbe, Kotoko, Kanembou, Baguirmi, Boulala, Zaghawa, and Maba; (Southern non-Muslim groups) Sara, Ngambaye, Mbaye, Goulaye, Moundang, Moussei, Massa Religion: Muslim 50%, Christian 25%, Animist 25% Languages: French (official), Arabic (official) plus over 100 other languages and dialects Literacy Rate: 48.1% Cell Phones: 0 (1995) Telephones: 5,000 (1995) Radios: 1.67 million (1997) Televisions: 10,000 (1997)