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Area > Comparative slightly more than three times the size of California
Area > Land	1,259,200 sq km		[22nd of 238]
Area > Total	1,284,000 sq km		[27th of 250]
Capital city with population	N'Djamena - 529,555
Climate tropical in south, desert in north
Forested Land	10.1%		[147th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	15 00 N, 19 00 E
Land boundaries > 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
Land use > Arable land	2.8%		[174th of 258]
Largest city	Ndjamena
Largest city population	826,000		[97th of 174]
Largest city with population	N'Djamena - 529,555
Location Central Africa, south of Libya
Map references Africa
Natural hazards hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodic droughts; locust plagues
Natural resources petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad), gold, limestone, sand and gravel, salt
Population density	6 people per sqkm		[214th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	7.74 people/m²		[190th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	1,284,000 km²		[20th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Emi Koussi

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