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Introduction - Chad: | Location - Chad: | Location | Central Africa, south of Libya | | Geographic coordinates | 15 00 N, 19 00 E | | Map references | Africa | | Area | total: 1.284 million sq km
land: 1,259,200 sq km
water: 24,800 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly more than three times the size of California | | Land boundaries | total: 5,968 km
border countries: Cameroon 1,094 km, Central African Republic 1,197 km, Libya 1,055 km, Niger 1,175 km, Nigeria 87 km, Sudan 1,360 km | | Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) | | Maritime claims | none (landlocked) | | Climate | tropical in south, desert in north | | Terrain | broad, arid plains in center, desert in north, mountains in northwest, lowlands in south | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Djourab Depression 160 m
highest point: Emi Koussi 3,415 m | | Natural resources | petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad), gold, limestone, sand and gravel, salt | | Land use | arable land: 2.8%
permanent crops: 0.02%
other: 97.18% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 300 sq km (2003) | | Natural hazards | hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodic droughts; locust plagues | | Environment current issues | inadequate supplies of potable water; improper waste disposal in rural areas contributes to soil and water pollution; desertification | | Environment international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping | | Geography note | landlocked; Lake Chad is the most significant water body in the Sahel | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |