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Map of Chad

Chad

Chad is a historical crossroads between North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, with a vast territory of 1,284,000 km2 and an estimated population of 16 million in 2020. The main land issues in this Chad is a historical crossroads between North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, with a vast territory of 1,284,000 km2 and an estimated population of 16 million in 2020. The main land issues in this predominantly rural country are frequent droughts, the advance of the desert, expansion of agricultural land, uncontrolled urbanization, shrinking forest areas, land grabs by elites and oil exploitation. Chad suffers from both high vulnerability to climate change and limited capacity to adapt to it. These land and environmental vulnerabilities are amplified by weak state institutions and high population growth.
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Land Area
125,920,000 ha
GDP/Capita
1,425.5 USD

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In southern Chad, in non-Islamic societies, the land has a sacred character: it belongs to the spirits linked to a creator God. Each ethnic group organizes itself on a well-defined space. A covenant is then concluded between the deities of the land on which it is settled and a priest (chief of the land) is appointed to watch over the good relations between these two worlds.