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    Chad Geography - 2003
    https://theodora.com/wfb2003/chad/chad_geography.html
    SOURCE: 2003 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Location: Central Africa, south of Libya


      Geographic coordinates: 15 00 N, 19 00 E


      Map references: Africa


      Area: total: 1.284 million sq km
      water: 24,800 sq km
      land: 1,259,200 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 (unexploited but exploration under way), uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad)


      Land use: arable land: 2.78%
      permanent crops: 0.02%
      other: 97.2% (1998 est.)


      Irrigated land: 200 sq km (1998 est.)


      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, Nuclear Test Ban, 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

      NOTE: The information regarding Chad on this page is re-published from the 2003 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guinea Geography 2003 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Chad Geography 2003 should be addressed to the CIA.

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