Geography Of 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 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, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad)
Land use	arable land: 2.86% permanent crops: 0.02% other: 97.12% (2001)
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, 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 information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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