Chad

Zhingoora Books

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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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• Publié par: Zhimgoora Books
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781300293132
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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Chad

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Chad (Africa)

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Introduction ::Chad

Background:

Chad, part of France's African holdings until 1960, endured three

decades of civil warfare as well as invasions by Libya before a

semblance of peace was finally restored in 1990. The government

eventually drafted a democratic constitution and held flawed

presidential elections in 1996 and 2001. In 1998, a rebellion broke

out in northern Chad, which has sporadically flared up despite

several peace agreements between the government and the rebels.

In 2005, new rebel groups emerged in western Sudan and made

probing attacks into eastern Chad despite signing peace agreements

in December 2006 and October 2007. Power remains in the hands

of an ethnic minority. In June 2005, President Idriss DEBY held a

referendum successfully removing constitutional term limits and

won another controversial election in 2006. Sporadic rebel

campaigns continued throughout 2006 and 2007. The capital

experienced a significant rebel threat in early 2008.

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Geography ::Chad

Location: Central Africa, south of Libya

Geographic coordinates: 15 00 N, 19 00 E

Map references: Africa

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

Land boundaries:

Total: 5,968 km

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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)

Maritime claims: None (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

Natural resources: petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake

Chad), gold, limestone, sand and gravel, salt

Land use:

Arable land: 2.8%

Permanent crops: 0.02%

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Other: 97.18% (2005)

Irrigated land: 300 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources: 43 cu km (1987)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

Total: 0.23 cu km/yr (17%/0%/83%)

Per capita: 24 cu m/yr (2000)

Natural hazards: Hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds occur in north;

periodic droughts; locust plagues

Environment - current issues: Inadequate supplies of potable water;

improper waste disposal in rural areas contributes to soil and water

pollution; desertification

Environment - international agreements:

Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered

Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands

Signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping

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Geography - note: landlocked; Lake Chad is the most significant

water body in the Sahel

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People ::Chad

Population: 10,543,464 (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 78

Age structure:

0-14 years: 46.7% (male 2,445,841/female 2,381,319)

15-64 years: 50.4% (male 2,386,428/female 2,816,050)

65 years and over: 2.9% (male 126,351/female 173,219) (2010 est.)

Median age:

Total: 16.6 years

Male: 15.5 years

Female: 17.8 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.038% (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 50

Birth rate: 40.12 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

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Country comparison to the world: 13

Death rate: 15.79 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 7

Net migration rate: -3.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 194

Urbanization:

Urban population: 27% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization: 4.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

At birth: 1.04 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.85 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female

Total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

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