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Chad is located in central Africa, and is, "slightly larger than three times the size of the state of California" ( Chad CIA Factbook, 2011 ) . The capital of Chad is N'Djamena. Chad borders Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Libya, Niger, Nigeria, and Sudan. Chad's population is currently 11.5 million people.

Landforms and Climate
Chad has, "broad, arid plains in the center, desert in the north, mountains in the northwest, and lowlands in the south" (Chad CIA Factbook, 2011). Chad is tropical in the south, and desert in the north.



Water
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Chad is landlocked but has 24, 800 sq km of water. Lake Chad is the "most significant body of water in the Sahel" ( Chad CIA Factbook, 2011 ). There are "inadequate supplies of potable water due to improper waste disposal in rural areas" ( Chad CIA Factbook, 2011 ).

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<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Natural Resources
<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Chad has several natural resources. These include petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish from Lake Chad, gold, limestone, sand and gravel, and salt.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Natural Hazards
<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Chad has few natural hazards. These include "hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds that occur in the north, periodic droughts, and locust plagues" <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">( Chad CIA Factbook, 2011 ).

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Animals and Plants
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">There are many plants in Chad but the most common are reeds, water lilies, ambatch, and papyrus. As for animals, lions, leopards, rhinoceros, and hippopotamus can be found, but are in endanger of being reduced or eliminated. Many animals thrive around Lake Chad, such as many species of birds and fish, crocodiles, rock pythons and spitting cobras. (Lake Chad: Animal and Plant Life, 1998). <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">

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<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">References
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">(2011). BBC News - Chad profile. //BBC - Homepage//. Retrieved December 6, 2011, from []

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The Living Africa: the land - Lake Chad - Plant and Animal Life. (n.d.).//ThinkQuest : Library//. Retrieved December 6, 2011, from http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/the_land/chad_plant.shtml

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The World Factbook. (2011, November 15). //Central Intelligence Agency//. Retrieved December 5, 2011, from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cd.html

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9px;">Created by: Elise Boni © <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9px;">enboni@ilstu.edu  <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9px;">Date Created: November 28, 2011  <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9px;">Date Last Modified: December 6, 2011