STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUES BACKGROUND NOTE ON CHAD
August 01, 2008
August 01, 2008
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research Electronic Affairs Publication Office issued the following Background Note:
PROFILE
OFFICIAL NAME:
Republic of Chad
Geography
Area: 1,284,634 sq. km. (496,000 sq. mi.); about twice the size of Texas. Cities: Capital-N'Djamena (pop. 1 million est.). Other major cities-Moundou, Abeche, Sarh. Terrain: Desert, mountainous north, large ari . . .
PROFILE
OFFICIAL NAME:
Republic of Chad
Geography
Area: 1,284,634 sq. km. (496,000 sq. mi.); about twice the size of Texas. Cities: Capital-N'Djamena (pop. 1 million est.). Other major cities-Moundou, Abeche, Sarh. Terrain: Desert, mountainous north, large ari . . .