d Christianity. None of the however are monolithic. "The first tradition includes a variety of different ancestors and/or place-oriented religions whose expression is highly specific (A Country Study)." Islam, although thought of as an orthodox set of beliefs and observances, also is expressed in many different diverse ways. Christianity however is a much younger religion to Chad. Christianity came with other European traditions. Its main followers are divided into Roman Catholics and Protestants. As with Islam, many Chadian Christians keep aspects of pre-Christian religious beliefs. Some of the latest estimation's show that Muslims make up about 50 percent of the people about 25 percent of the people are Christians and most of the remaining 25 percent of the people practice traditional religions.
             "Historically Chad has been a country of traders. The ancient kingdoms of Kanem, Borno, and Wadai built their power on trade with Libya, Egypt, and Sudan. During the colonial period, trade increased with francophone countries and Nigeria (A Country Study)." Chad's major trading partners are France, Cameroon, Nigeria, Portugal, Germany, and South Africa. At the end of 1998 Chad's trade balance was –32 million dollars. Their major export products were cotton, livestock/meat, textiles, and fish. Chad's major imports were food, petroleum products, machinery, and industrial goods. During the 1970's the structure and direction of external trade was still similar to the pattern of colonial times, their most important trading partners were France and Nigeria. Exports to France were mainly cotton fiber, and imports were finished manufactured goods and equipment. Much of the trades to Nigeria consisted of cattle, fish, natron, and other traditional goods, were unrecorded and d!
             idn't pass through the official channels. Since the civil upheavals of the late 1970's and 19...