| Geography | Chad |  = Fields  = World Records  = Dictionary  = Bar graph  = Distribution map  = Fields History  = Definitions |
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Location:
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Central Africa, south of Libya |
Geographic coordinates:
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15 00 N, 19 00 E |
Map references:
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Africa |
Area:
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total: 1.284 million sq km
land: 1,259,200 sq km
water: 24,800 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly more than three times the size of California |
Land boundaries:
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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:
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0 km (landlocked) |
Maritime claims:
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none (landlocked) |
Climate:
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tropical in south, desert in north |
Terrain:
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broad, arid plains in center, desert in north, mountains in northwest, lowlands in south |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Djourab Depression 160 m
highest point: Emi Koussi 3,415 m |
Natural resources:
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petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad), gold, limestone, sand and gravel, salt |
Land use:
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arable land: 2.8%
permanent crops: 0.02%
other: 97.18% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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300 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
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43 cu km (1987) |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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Total: 0.23 cu km/yr (17%/0%/83%)
Per capita: 24 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards:
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hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodic droughts; locust plagues |
Environment - current issues:
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inadequate supplies of potable water; improper waste disposal in rural areas contributes to soil and water pollution; desertification |
Environment - international agreements:
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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:
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landlocked; Lake Chad is the most significant water body in the Sahel |
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This page was last updated on 5 May, 2008 |
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