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Chad is a large landlocked country spanning north-central Africa. It covers an area of 1,284,000 square kilometres (496,000 sq mi), [4] lying between latitudes 7° and 24°N, and 13° and 24°E, [44] and is the twentieth-largest country in the world. Chad is, by size, slightly smaller than Peru and slightly larger than South Africa.
A vertical tricolor of blue, gold, and red. Chad flag on the Embassy of Chad in Paris, France. The national flag of Chad ( Arabic: علم تشاد, French: Drapeau du Tchad) is a vertical tricolour consisting (left to right) of a blue, a gold and a red field. [1] Since the 1990s, its similarity to the flag of Romania has caused international ...
Déby Era. Civil War (2005–2010) v. t. e. Chad ( Arabic: تشاد; French: Tchad ), officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west.
Lakes of Ounianga. Ennedi Region. 19°03′18″N 20°30′20″E / . 19.055°N 20.505556°E. / 19.055; 20.505556 ( Lakes of Ounianga) Natural (vii) 2012. The site includes eighteen interconnected lakes in the hyper arid Ennedi region of the Sahara desert covering an area of 62,808 ha. It constitutes an exceptional natural landscape ...
Geography of Chad. Chad is one of the 47 landlocked countries in the world and is located in North Central Africa, measuring 1,284,000 square kilometers (495,755 sq mi), nearly twice the size of France and slightly more than three times the size of California. Most of its ethnically and linguistically diverse population lives in the south, with ...
Wildlife of Chad. The wildlife of Chad is composed of its flora and fauna. [1] [2] Bush elephants, West African lions, buffalo, hippopotamuses, Kordofan giraffes, antelopes, African leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, and many species of snakes are found there, although most large carnivore populations have been drastically reduced since the early 20th ...
N'Djamena [a] ( English: / əndʒɑːˈmeɪnə / ⓘ ən-jah-MAY-nə [3] [4]) is the capital and largest city of Chad. It is also a special statute region, divided into 10 districts or arrondissements . The city serves as the centre of economic activity in Chad. Meat, fish and cotton processing are the chief industries, and it is a regional ...
Zakouma National Park ( Arabic: حديقة زاكوما الوطنية) is a 3,000 km 2 (1,158 sq mi) national park in southeastern Chad, straddling the border of Guéra Region and Salamat Region. [1] [2] Zakouma is the nation's oldest national park, declared a national park in 1963 by presidential decree, giving it the highest form of ...