חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Central Africa, south of Libya |
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Geographic coordinates:
| 15 00 N, 19 00 E |
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Map references:
| Africa |
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Area:
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total: 1.284 million sq km
land: 1,259,200 sq km water: 24,800 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
| slightly more than three times the size of California |
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Land boundaries:
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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 |
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Coastline:
| 0 km (landlocked) |
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Maritime claims:
| none (landlocked) |
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Climate:
| tropical in south, desert in north |
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Terrain:
| broad, arid plains in center, desert in north, mountains in northwest, lowlands in south |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Djourab Depression 160 m
highest point: Emi Koussi 3,415 m |
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Natural resources:
| petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad), gold, limestone, sand and gravel, salt |
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Land use:
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arable land: 2.86%
permanent crops: 0.02% other: 97.12% (2001) |
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Irrigated land:
| 200 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards:
| hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodic droughts; locust plagues |
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Environment - current issues:
| inadequate supplies of potable water; improper waste disposal in rural areas contributes to soil and water pollution; desertification |
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Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, 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 |
More about Chad:
| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
|
Location: |
Central Africa, south of Libya |
|
Geographic coordinates:
| 15 00 N, 19 00 E |
|
Map references:
| Africa |
|
Area:
|
total: 1.284 million sq km
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
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 Depression 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: 2.86%
permanent crops: 0.02% other: 97.12% (2001) |
|
Irrigated land:
| 200 sq km (1998 est.) |
|
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:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, 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 |
More about Chad: