<?xml version="1.0" encoding='utf-8'?>
<!DOCTYPE wml PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD WML 1.1//EN" "http://www.wapforum.org/DTD/wml_1.1.xml">
<wml>
<card id="card1" title="Provinces of Chad - Page 1 - Wikipedia">
<p>
<a accesskey="3" href="page.php?w=Provinces_of_Chad&amp;p=2">3.Next</a>
</p>
<p>The <a href="page.php?w=Chad">Republic of Chad</a> is divided into 23 provinces.</p>

<p>Chad was divided into regions in 2002. It was previously divided into <a href="page.php?w=prefectures_of_Chad">prefectures</a>, and then <a href="page.php?w=departments_of_Chad">departments</a>.</p>

<p>On , a new ordinance divided Chad into 23 provinces, 95 departments, and 365 communes. The names of the former regions remained the same but were now called <i>provinces</i>. On , a new ordinance further divided the 23 provinces into 120 departments and 454</p><p>
<a accesskey="3" href="page.php?w=Provinces_of_Chad&amp;p=2">3.Next</a>
</p>

<do type="prev" label="Search">
        <go href="search.wml"/>
</do>

</card>
</wml>
