maps of chad

Chad is located in the central African belt with a multitude of geographical variations due to its size. It has three distinct geographical zones. Chad maps an area of around1, 284,000 square kilometer. The capital of this country is N`Djamena which is also the largest city in the capital.

The official language of the country is French and Arabic. The country is a republican country. The country got its independence from France in 1960. The country has a tropical weather system and gets rainfall once a year.

The economy of the country is fifth poorest in the world. Civil wars for a prolonged period have driven out foreign investors in the country. The country now is seeing some investment in its petroleum sector which is doing some good to the economy. The entire county or one can say around eighty percent of the people rely on subsistence agriculture and livestock rearing.

Cotton is also one of its main items of exports. The countries infrastructure is also in a very poor condition. If one looks at the maps of Chad he can see that the country is divided into north and south weather conditions. The travel maps of Chad have places like Mao, its capital city and the Lake Chad is also worth the visit.