Chad
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Chad
Official name: | Republic of Chad |
Capital: | N'Djamena |
Area: | total: 1.284 million sq km water: 24,800 sq km land: 1,259,200 sq km |
Climate: | tropical in south, desert in north |
Location: | Central Africa, south of Libya |
Geographic coordinates: | 15 00 N, 19 00 E |
Comparative Area: | slightly more than three times the size of California |
Land boundaries: | 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 |
Coastline: | 0 km (landlocked) |
Terrain: | broad, arid plains in center, desert in north, mountains in northwest, lowlands in south |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Djourab Depression 160 m highest point: Emi Koussi 3,415 m |
Map of Chad