Tour of Chad, 10 Days

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The North American Representative
+1.215.471.8299

The Ghana Office in Accra
+233.302.775371

The Mali Office in Bamako
+223.20.22.70.89 or +223.65.66.42.42

Location:
Central Africa, south of Libya

Area:
total: 1.284 million sq km
country comparison to the world: 21
land: 1,259,200 sq km
water: 24,800 sq km

Area – comparative:
slightly more than three times the size of California

Capital:
name: N'Djamena

Land boundaries:
total: 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

Coastline:
0 km (landlocked)

Climate:
tropical in south, desert in north

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

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Djourab 160 m
highest point: Emi Koussi 3,415 m
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Ethnic Groups
Sara 27.7%, Arab 12.3%, Mayo-Kebbi 11.5%, Kanem-Bornou 9%, Ouaddai 8.7%, Hadjarai 6.7%, Tandjile 6.5%, Gorane 6.3%, Fitri-Batha 4.7%, other 6.4%, unknown 0.3% (1993 census)

Religions:
Muslim 53.1%, Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.2%, animist 7.3%, other 0.5%, unknown 1.7%, atheist 3.1% (1993 census)

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