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Geography
Central Africa, south of Libya
15 00 N, 19 00 E
Area: 
total: 1.284 million sq km
country comparison to the world: 
21
land: 1,259,200 sq km
water: 24,800 sq km
slightly more than three times the size of California
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
0 km (landlocked)
none (landlocked)
Current Weather
tropical in south, desert in north
broad, arid plains in center, desert in north, mountains in northwest, lowlands in south
lowest point: Djourab 160 m
highest point: Emi Koussi 3,415 m
petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad), gold, limestone, sand and gravel, salt
arable land: 2.8%
permanent crops: 0.02%
other: 97.18% (2005)
300 sq km (2003)
43 cu km (1987)
total: 0.23 cu km/yr (17%/0%/83%)
per capita: 24 cu m/yr (2000)
hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodic droughts; locust plagues
inadequate supplies of potable water; improper waste disposal in rural areas contributes to soil and water pollution; desertification
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping
landlocked; Lake Chad is the most significant water body in the Sahel
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