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CHAD

Capital
N'Djamena

Area
1,284,000 sq km (1 km = 0.62 miles); bordered to the north by Libya and to the east by Sudan, to the west by Niger and Cameroon and to the south by the Central African Republic.

Language
The country's official languages are French and Arabic; various African languages, including Karembou, Ouadi, Teda, Daza and Djonkor are also spoken.

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PHOTOS: World on high alert over swine flu


thumb for MAP: Small-scale Emergencies in Africa (As of March 2009) 10 Mar 2009 12:18:00 GMT
MAP: Small-scale Emergencies in Africa (As of March 2009)

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thumb for MAP: Global projected land use changes, 1700-2050 24 Feb 2009 12:09:00 GMT
MAP: Global projected land use changes, 1700-2050

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thumb for MAP:GLOBAL projected changes in agricultural productivity 2080 due to climate change, incorporating the effects of carbon fertilization 24 Feb 2009 11:37:00 GMT
MAP:GLOBAL projected changes in agricultural productivity 2080 due to climate change, incorporating the effects of carbon fertilization
Projected losses in food production due to climate change by 2080. Based on a consensus estimate of 6 climate models and two crop modelling methods, Cline (2007) concluded that by 2080, assuming a 4.4 ...

thumb for MAP: Global malaria 2008 24 Feb 2009 11:32:00 GMT
MAP: Global malaria 2008

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Related links


  • BBC World Service country profile

  • Index on Africa

  • President of Chad's official homepage

  • ReliefWeb

  • University of Pennsylvania resources

  • U.S. Committee for Refugees

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