Chad Geography

Country Name: Republic of Chad

Capital City: N'Djamena

Population: 9,885,661 (July 2007 est.)

Population Growth: 2.32% (2007 est.)

Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States

Languages: French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects

Area:

Inflation Rate: 4% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: NA%

Domain extension:

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF CHAD

Location:

Central Africa, south of Libya

Geographic Co-ordinates:

15 00 N, 19 00 E

Area - total:

1.284 million sq km

Area - total:

1.284 million sq km

Area - land:

1,259,200 sq km

Area - water:

24,800 sq km

Land Boundaries:

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

Terrain:

broad, arid plains in center, desert in north, mountains in northwest, lowlands in south

Elevation - highest point:

Emi Koussi 3,415 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Djourab Depression 160 m

Natural Resources:

petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad), gold, limestone, sand and gravel, salt

Arable Land:

2.80%

Permanent Crops:

0.02%

Other Land Use:

97.18% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodic droughts; locust plagues