Overview

Chad covers 1,284,000 km² of lakes, mountains, savanna, and desert, with 1.9% water coverage, including Lake Chad and 2 major rivers. Its 20.3 million people belong to 200 ethnic groups practicing Islam, Christianity, and animism. The country has 2 international airports, 1 inland port, no railway, a moderate road network, no thermal power plant, and 10 cities of 40,000 to 1,800,000 inhabitants.