It is bordered by libya to the north, sudan to the east, the central african republic to the south, cameroon to the southwest, nigeria to the southwest (at lake chad), and niger to the west. A desert zone in the north, an arid sahelian belt in the centre and a more fertile sudanian savanna zone in the south. The terrain is that of a shallow basin that rises gradually from the lake chad area in the west and is rimmed by mountains to the north, east, and south.
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It is a landlocked country that shares its land boundaries with six countries These are libya, sudan, and the central african republic to the north, east, and south respectively. Provides an overview of chad, including key dates and facts about this african country. A virtual guide to chad, a landlocked country in northern central africa, bordered by cameroon in south west, by the central african republic in south, by libya in north, by niger in west, by north sudan in east and it has a border with nigeria across lake chad.
Chad is a landlocked country on the southern edge of the sahara in central africa The land has a total area of 1,284,000 km² (495,755 mi²) This land area is approximately 185% of the area of texas Chad is thus one of the largest countries in africa and the 21st biggest in the world.
