Chad Images
At just over three times the size of California, Chad is sometimes referred to as the 'Dead Heart of Africa', being landlocked with a largely desert climate. The landscape falls into three main areas; the savannah zone of the south, the arid Sahelian belt in the middle and the desert north where Chad reaches its highest point of 11,204ft at Emi Koussi, an extinct volcanic peak in the Tibesti Mountains (left).
Located south of Libya, Chad stretches south to its
southernmost point by 1118 miles. The country shares borders
with the Central African Republic, Sudan, Niger, Nigeria and
Cameroon the last three countries also bordering Lake Chad,
though the bulk of the lake is in Chad itself.
Whilst suffering from many man made dangers with conflict ridden areas particularly in the Islamic leaning north, Chad also suffers from natural hazards including hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds, again in the north and regular droughts along with locust invasions.
As noted elsewhere, Chad is a very poor nation with some 80% of its population living beneath the internationally recognised poverty line.
This video shows pictures and images of Chad set against a backdrop of Chad music. It provides a remarkable insight into the heart of the country.
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