
Chad
The Republic of Chad is an independent state formerly part of French Equatorial Africa. It is a landlocked country, bordered to the north by Libya, to the east by Sudan, to the south by the Central African Republic, and to the west by Cameroon, Nigeria and Niger.
- Capital: N’Djamena
- Currency: CFA Franc
- Population: 13,670,084 million
- Area: 1 1 284 000 km²
- GDP $ : $9.636 billion (2017)
- Internet domain: .ch
- Languages: French, Arabic (official language)
- Exports: Machinery and transportation equipment; industrial goods; petroleum products; foodstuffs
- Imports: Cotton; cattle; textiles
Trade mark protection is obtainable only in terms of the Bangui Agreement by way of a filing with the OAPI IP office.
Patent protection is obtainable only in terms of the Bangui Agreement by way of a filing with the OAPI IP office.
Design protection is obtainable only in terms of the Bangui Agreement by way of a filing with the OAPI IP office.
Provision is made for copyright protection in OAPI member countries in terms of the Bangui Agreement. In Chad a national copyright law has been enacted – Law no 005/PR/2003 on the Protection of Copyright, Neighbouring Rights and Expressions of Folklore.
