1) Natural Geography
Geography
Area > Comparative slightly more than three times the size of California |
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Area >
Comparative to US places slightly more than three times the size of California |
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Area > Land | 1,259,200 sq km | [22nd of 238] |
Area > Land (per capita) | 124.533 sq km per 1,000 people | [19th of 227] |
Area > Total | 1,284,000 sq km | [27th of 250] |
Area > Total (per capita) | 126.986 sq km per 1,000 people | [19th of 231] |
Area > Water | 24,800 sq km | [22nd of 239] |
Area > Water (per capita) | 2,452.692 sq km per million people | [18th of 225] |
Capital city with population | N'Djamena - 529,555 | |
Climate tropical in south, desert in north |
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Coastline | 0 km | [266th of 271] |
Elevation extremes > Highest point | Emi Koussi 3,415 m | |
Elevation extremes > Lowest point | Djourab Depression 160 m | |
Forested Land | 10.1% | [147th of 193] |
Geographic coordinates | 15 00 N, 19 00 E | |
Geography > Note landlocked; Lake Chad is the most significant water body in the Sahel |
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Irrigated land | 300 sq km | [120th of 196] |
Irrigated land (per capita) | 32.847 sq km per million people | [137th of 167] |
Land area > sq. km | 1,259,200 km² | [21st of 206] |
Land area > sq. km (per capita) | 129.163 km² per 1,000 people | [15th of 206] |
Land
boundaries > Border countries |
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Land boundaries > Total | 5,968 km | [21st of 166] |
Land boundaries > Total (per capita) | 590.229 km per million people | [28th of 164] |
Land use > Arable land | 2.8% | [174th of 258] |
Land use > Other | 97.18% | [57th of 258] |
Land use > Permanent crops | 0.02% | [191st of 258] |
Largest city | Ndjamena | |
Largest city population | 826,000 | [97th of 174] |
Largest city population (per capita) | 0.086 per capita | [130th of 174] |
Largest city with population | N'Djamena - 529,555 | |
Location Central Africa, south of Libya |
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Map references Africa |
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Maritime claims | none (landlocked) | |
Natural hazards hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodic droughts; locust plagues |
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Natural resources petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad), gold, limestone, sand and gravel, salt |
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northernmost point > Latitude | 23°30'N | |
Population density | 6 people per sqkm | [214th of 256] |
Population density > people per sq. km | 7.74 people/m² | [190th of 204] |
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land | 191.44 people/km² of arable lan | [121st of 188] |
Surface area > sq. km | 1,284,000 km² | [20th of 206] |
Surface area > sq. km (per capita) | 131.707 km² per 1,000 people | [15th of 207] |
tallest mountains > Mountain | Emi Koussi | |
Terrain broad, arid plains in center, desert in north, mountains in northwest, lowlands in south |
SOURCES
CIA World Factbook, 22
August 2006 ; All
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ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chad, Republic of Chad, Republique du Tchad, Tchad
Environment
Acidification |
0% |
[87th of 141] |
Adjusted savings; carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI |
0.03 % of GNI |
[164th of 179] |
Adjusted savings; particulate emission damage > % of GNI |
1.15 % of GNI |
[19th of 165] |
Areas under protection |
9 |
[117th of 146] |
Areas under protection (per capita) |
0.931966 per 1 million people |
[110th of 146] |
Breeding birds threatened |
1.35% |
[103rd of 136] |
Carbon efficiency |
0.05 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
[139th of 141] |
CFC consumption |
203.79 |
[79th of 107] |
CFC consumption (per capita) |
0.0211028 per 1,000 people |
[81st of 107] |
CO2 Emissions |
130.1 |
[170th of 178] |
CO2 Emissions (per capita) |
0.0134721 per 1,000 people |
[175th of 176] |
CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP |
0.01 kg/PPP$ |
[161st of 170] |
CO2 emissions > kt |
117.22 kt |
[190th of 195] |
CO2 emissions > kt (per capita) |
0.013 kt per 1,000 people |
[193rd of 196] |
CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating |
2.5 |
[59th of 75] |
Current
issues |
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Ecological footprint |
0.75 |
[137th of 141] |
Endangered species protection |
50% |
[89th of 141] |
Fertiliser consumption |
47.78 hundred grams/hectare |
[119th of 141] |
Forest area > % of land area |
9.47 % of land area |
[152nd of 195] |
Forest area > sq. km |
119,210 km² |
[45th of 195] |
Forest area > sq. km (per capita) |
12,228.007 km² per 1,000 people |
[42nd of 195] |
Freshwater withdrawal |
0.23 |
[106th of 124] |
Freshwater withdrawal > Agricultural |
83% |
[44th of 124] |
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic |
17% |
[56th of 124] |
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial |
0% |
[122nd of 124] |
Groundwater withdrawals |
15.7 |
[77th of 188] |
International agreements > Party to |
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International agreements > Signed but not ratified |
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Known breeding bird species |
141 |
[120th of 146] |
Known breeding bird species (per capita) |
14.6008 per 1 million people |
[87th of 146] |
Known mammal species |
134 |
[67th of 145] |
Known mammal species (per capita) |
13.8759 per 1 million people |
[61st of 145] |
Marine fish catch |
0 tons |
[120th of 141] |
Marine fish catch (per capita) |
0 tons per 1,000 people |
[120th of 141] |
Non-wildness |
0.01% |
[140th of 141] |
NOx emissions per populated area |
0.17 thousand metric tons/squ |
[96th of 141] |
PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter |
126.75 mcg/m³ |
[10th of 185] |
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 |
33 |
[184th of 199] |
Protected area |
9.1 |
[44th of 147] |
SO2 emissions per populated area |
100 thousand metric tons/squ |
[124th of 141] |
SO2 exports |
841.98 hundred metric tons |
[92nd of 141] |
Threatened species |
19 |
[98th of 158] |
Threatened species > Mammal |
14 |
[53rd of 160] |
Total renewable water resources |
43 cu km |
[11th of 31] |
Urban NO2 concentration |
41.48 micrograms/m3 |
[100th of 141] |
Urban SO2 concentration |
126.77 micrograms/m3 |
[12th of 141] |
Water > Availability |
-3.28 thousand cubic metres |
[140th of 141] |
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration |
5.85 mls/litre |
[117th of 141] |
Water > Phosphorus concentration |
0.36 mls/litre |
[58th of 141] |
Water > Salinisation |
368.95 |
[100th of 141] |
Water > Severe water stress |
2.3 |
[75th of 140] |
Water > Suspended solids |
3.86 mls/litre |
[111st of 141] |
Wetlands of intl importance > Area |
1,843 thousand hectares |
[13th of 112] |
Wetlands of intl importance > Area (per capita) |
190.846 thousand hectares per 1 m |
[12th of 112] |
Wildness |
59.45% |
[17th of 141] |
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ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Chad, Republic of Chad, Republique du Tchad, Tchad
2) Human Geography
Labor
CPIA building human resources rating | 3 | [64th of 75] |
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 10-14 | 36.64 | [14th of 89] |
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 | 62.45 | [17th of 167] |
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 | 81.55 | [23rd of 166] |
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 | 84.56 | [64th of 167] |
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 | 86.86 | [67th of 165] |
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 | 87.56 | [66th of 166] |
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 | 87.46 | [66th of 167] |
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 | 85.38 | [64th of 163] |
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 | 84.51 | [35th of 166] |
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 | 78.74 | [26th of 166] |
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 | 66.99 | [29th of 166] |
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus | 39.18 | [45th of 165] |
Economic activity > Men aged 10-14 | 38.58 | [12th of 92] |
Economic activity > Men aged 15-19 | 65.9 | [19th of 164] |
Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 | 91.84 | [9th of 166] |
Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 | 97.12 | [26th of 165] |
Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 | 97.47 | [64th of 165] |
Economic activity > Men aged 35-39 | 98.29 | [24th of 164] |
Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 | 97.26 | [66th of 163] |
Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 | 96.79 | [58th of 167] |
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 | 97.03 | [8th of 165] |
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 | 90.16 | [65th of 167] |
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 | 78.3 | [57th of 165] |
Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus | 59.71 | [38th of 162] |
Economic activity > Women aged 10-14 | 34.71 | [14th of 89] |
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 | 59.02 | [20th of 164] |
Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 | 71.45 | [56th of 166] |
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29 | 72.17 | [74th of 165] |
Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 | 76.41 | [66th of 167] |
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39 | 77.07 | [69th of 165] |
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 | 78.01 | [63rd of 165] |
Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 | 74.48 | [61st of 161] |
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 | 72.97 | [45th of 166] |
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 | 68.43 | [26th of 167] |
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 | 57.07 | [23rd of 165] |
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus | 22.75 | [51st of 167] |
Economically active children, female | 66.45 % | [5th of 34] |
Economically active children, male | 73.45 % | [1st of 34] |
Economically active children, study and work | 55.43 % | [25th of 34] |
Economically active children, study and work, female | 44.3 % | [27th of 34] |
Economically active children, study and work, male | 65.99 % | [20th of 34] |
Economically active children, total | 69.87 % | [3rd of 34] |
Economically active children, work only | 44.57 % | [10th of 34] |
Economically active children, work only, female | 55.7 % | [8th of 33] |
Economically active children, work only, male | 34.01 % | [15th of 34] |
Female economic activity | 67.2% | [26th of 156] |
Female economic activity growth | 1% | [94th of 156] |
Firing cost > weeks of wages | 35.8 weeks of wages | [87th of 164] |
force participation rate, female > % of female population ages 15-64 | 66 % | [50th of 184] |
force participation rate, male > % of male population ages 15-64 | 77.03 % | [135th of 184] |
force participation rate, total > % of total population ages 15-64 | 71.44 % | [72nd of 184] |
force with secondary education > % of total | 26.2 % | [15th of 51] |
force with tertiary education > % of total | 0.6 % | [20th of 52] |
force, female > % of total labor force | 46.94 % | [31st of 184] |
force, total | 3,666,486 | [89th of 184] |
force, total (per capita) | 0.376 per capita | [157th of 184] |
Labor force | 3,747,000 | [73rd of 132] |
Labor force (per capita) | 375,186.73 per million people | [103rd of 131] |
Labor
force > By occupation agriculture more than 80% (subsistence farming, herding, and fishing) |
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Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture | 80% | [1st of 32] |
Labor force > By occupation > Industry and services | 20% | [15th of 22] |
Minimum Age Convention, 1973 > Ratifications > Date | March 21, 2005 | |
Minimum Age Convention, 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age | 14 | [108th of 146] |
Parental leave > Paid maternity leave | 14 weeks | |
Parental leave > Paid paternity leave Up to 10 days paid leave for family events concerning workers' home |
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Regulation | 66 | [19th of 123] |
Regulation > Employment Conditions | 93 | [3rd of 123] |
Regulation > Firing | 27 | [85th of 123] |
Regulation > Hiring | 78 | [4th of 123] |
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date | June 8, 1961 | |
Rigidity of employment index | 60 | [18th of 166] |
Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment | 12.8 % | [132nd of 174] |
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment | 11.9 % | [20th of 77] |
Unemployment, female > % of female labor force | 0.2 % | [71st of 95] |
Unemployment, male > % of male labor force | 1.1 % | [71st of 95] |
Unemployment, total > % of total labor force | 0.7 % | [78th of 101] |
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$ | 15,000,000 $ | [76th of 149] |
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$ (per $ GDP) | 12.714 $ per $1,000 of GDP | [43rd of 166] |
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$ (per capita) | 2.198 $ per 1,000 people | [107th of 167] |
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received > US$ | 1,000,000 $ | [123rd of 156] |
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received > US$ (per $ GDP) | 0.848 $ per $1,000 of GDP | [143rd of 165] |
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received > US$ (per capita) | 0.147 $ per capita | [158th of 167] |
Workers' remittances, receipts > BoP, current US$ | 715,051.6 BoP $ | [74th of 115] |
Workers' remittances, receipts > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) | 606.054 BoP $ per $1 million of | [106th of 142] |
Workers' remittances, receipts > BoP, current US$ (per capita) | 104.768 BoP $ per 1,000 people | [125th of 143] |
SOURCES
World Development
Indicators database; Economic activity rate and economically active
population, by sex, thirteen age groups, 1950-2010 (ILO estimates and
projections) are data from the International Labour Union (ILO). Source details;
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database (Geneva, 1997). The latest set of estimates and projections covering
the period 1950-2010 (4th edition) was released by ILO in December 1996. These
data are updated every five-ten years by ILO and a new set of these data is in
preparation; calculated on the basis of data on the economically active
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The World Bank Group The original methodology and data come from The
Regulation of Labor, by Juan Botero, Simeon Djankov, Rafael La Porta, Florencio
Lopez-de-Silanes, and Andrei Shleifer. When using the data, please also cite
this paper as a reference.;
The World Bank Group The original methodology and data come from The
Regulation of Labor, by Juan Botero, Simeon Djankov, Rafael La Porta, Florencio
Lopez-de-Silanes, and Andrei Shleifer. When using the data, please also cite
this paper as a reference; Wikipedia;
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chad, Republic of Chad, Republique du Tchad, Tchad
People
SOURCES Wikipedia;
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CIA World Factbook,
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projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division
of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates
and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been
evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and
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ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chad, Republic of Chad, Republique du Tchad, Tchad
Mortality
Death rate, crude > per 1,000 people |
19.72 per 1,000 people |
[15th of 195] |
rate, adult, female > per 1,000 female adults |
470.81 per 1,000 female adults |
[18th of 185] |
rate, adult, male > per 1,000 male adults |
495.47 per 1,000 male adults |
[19th of 185] |
rate, infant > per 1,000 live births |
123.9 per 1,000 live births |
[8th of 187] |
rate, under-5 > per 1,000 |
208.3 per 1,000 |
[7th of 187] |
SOURCES World Development Indicators database
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chad, Republic
of Chad, Republique du Tchad, Tchad
Immigration
immigrant population > Immigrants as percentage of state population | 4.483 | [84th of 195] |
immigrant population > Number of immigrants | 437,000 | [67th of 195] |
immigrant population > Percentage of total number of immigrants in the world | >0.5% | |
International migration stock > % of population | 4.48 % | [96th of 205] |
International migration stock, total | 437,049 | [68th of 205] |
Net migration | 270,941 | [15th of 180] |
Net migration (per capita) | 27.792 per 1 million people | [14th of 185] |
Net migration rate | -3.27 migrant(s)/1,000 populati | [145th of 225] |
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum | 275,412 | [8th of 151] |
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum (per capita) | 28,250.482 per 1 million people | [2nd of 162] |
Refugee population by country or territory of origin | 48,400 | [28th of 77] |
Refugee population by country or territory of origin (per capita) | 4.965 per 1 million people | [23rd of 77] |
Refugees | 12,060 | [56th of 110] |
Refugees (per capita) | 1.24884 per 1,000 people | [59th of 110] |
Refugees > Convention on refugees | 19 Aug 1981 a | |
Refugees > Outflow | 55,000 | [18th of 76] |
Refugees > Outflow (per capita) | 5.69535 per 1,000 people | [12th of 76] |
Refugees > US applications approved | 1 | [48th of 53] |
Refugees > US applications approved (per capita) | 0.000103552 per 1,000 people | [43rd of 52] |
Refugees > US applications otherwise closed | 0 | [34th of 39] |
Refugees > US applications otherwise closed (per capita) | 0 per 1,000 people | [33rd of 38] |
Refugees and internally displaced persons > IDPs | 178,918 | [14th of 40] |
Refugees and internally displaced persons > IDPs (per capita) | 18.099 per 1,000 people | [14th of 40] |
Refugees and internally displaced persons > Refugees (country of
origin) 234,000 (Sudan); 54,200 (Central African Republic) |
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US visa lottery winners | 41 US visa lottery winners | [100th of 178] |
US visa lottery winners (per capita) | 4.24563 US visa lottery winners | [132nd of 176] |
SOURCES Wikipedia
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Indicators database; All
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of Consular Affairs
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chad, Republic of Chad, Republique du Tchad, Tchad
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