Area > Comparative
slightly more than three times the size of California |
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Capital city with population
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N'Djamena - 529,555 |
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Forested Land
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10.1% |
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[147th of 193]
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Land use > Other
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97.18 %
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[54th of 241]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0.02 %
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[190th of 241]
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Largest city
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Ndjamena |
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Largest city population
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826,000 |
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[97th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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N'Djamena - 529,555 |
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Location
Central Africa, south of Libya |
Map references
Africa |
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Maritime claims
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none (landlocked) |
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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 |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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23°30'N |
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Population density
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6 people per sqkm |
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[214th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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7.74 people/m²
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[190th of 204]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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191.44 people/km² of arable lan |
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[121st of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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1,284,000 km²
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[20th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Emi Koussi |
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Terrain
broad, arid plains in center, desert in north, mountains in northwest, lowlands in south |
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