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  1. Chad (/ tʃd / i chad), [a] officially the Republic of Chad, [b] is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. 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.
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    A largely semi-desert country, Chad is rich in gold and uranium and stands to benefit from its recently-acquired status as an oil-exporting state. Chad's post-independence history has been marked by instability and violence, stemming mostly from tension between the mainly Arab-Muslim north and the predominantly Christian and animist south.
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    Chad has several regions: the Sahara desert in the north, an arid zone in the centre known as the Sahel and a more fertile Sudanian Savanna zone in the south. Lake Chad, after which the country is named, is the second-largest wetland in Africa. Chad's official languages are Arabic and French.
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    Chad faces widespread poverty, an economy severely weakened by low international oil prices, and rebel and terrorist-led insurgencies in the Lake Chad Basin. Additionally, northern Chad has seen several waves of rebellions since 1998.
    The Kanem–Bornu Empire controlled almost all of what is today Chad. For more than 2,000 years, the Chadian Basin has been inhabited by agricultural and sedentary people. The region became a crossroads of civilizations. The earliest of these was the legendary Sao, known from artifacts and oral histories.
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    Since 2003 crude oil has become the country's primary source of export earnings, superseding the traditional cotton industry. Chad has a poor human rights record, with frequent abuses such as arbitrary imprisonment, extrajudicial killings, and limits on civil liberties by both security forces and armed militias.
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    Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is an independent state at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. The landlocked country 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 … See more

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    In the 7th millennium BC, ecological conditions in the northern half of Chadian territory favored human settlement, and its population increased considerably. Some of… See more

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    Chad's national statistical agency projected the country's 2015 population between 13,630,252 and 13,679,203, with 13,670,084 as its medium projection; based on the medium projection, 3,212,470 people lived in urban areas and 10,457,614 people … See more

    Chad's constitution provides for a strong executive branch headed by a president who dominates the political system. The president has the power to appoint the prime minister and … See more

    Because of its great variety of peoples and languages, Chad possesses a rich cultural heritage. The Chadian government has actively promoted Chadian culture and national traditions … See more

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    Chad is a large landlocked country spanning north-central Africa. It covers an area of 1,284,000 square kilometres (496,000 sq mi), … See more

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    The United Nations' Human Development Index ranks Chad as the seventh poorest country in the world, with 80% of the population living … See more

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  4. Chad | History, Flag, Language, Population, Map, & Facts

    WEB3 days ago · Chad, landlocked country in north-central Africa. 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. Natural …

  5. U.S. to Withdraw Troops From Chad - The New York Times

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  7. Some US troops set to depart Chad, at least temporarily

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  9. Chad country profile - BBC News

    WEBJul 28, 2023 · TIMELINE. Getty Images. The remote Ennedi mountains in the Sahara, in northeastern Chad. Some key dates in Chad's history: 1883-93 - Sudanese adventurer Rabih al-Zubayr conquers the kingdoms of...

  10. History of Chad | Events, People, Dates, Maps, & Facts

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  12. Chad - The World Factbook

    WEBDec 28, 2021 · A comprehensive overview of Chad's geography, people, society, government, economy, and more. Learn about Chad's location, climate, natural resources, ethnic groups, languages, religions, and …

  13. Chad summary | Britannica

    WEBChad is a unitary republic with one legislative body; its head of state is the president and its head of government the prime minister. About ad 800 the kingdom of Kanem was founded, and by the early 1200s its borders had …