Chad

Chad is a country in central Africa and has 10.1 million inhabitants. Neighboring countries are Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger, Libya, Sudan and the Central African Republic. In the north are the dry Sahara with palm trees and the Tibesti mountains. The dry grasslands of the Sahel are central. To the west is Lake Chad. Savannah forests and baobab trees are more southerly. Far south are the tropical lowlands with many rivers and tropical rain forest. There is a desert climate in the north and a tropical climate in the south. The capital N'Djamena has 750,000 inhabitants. Places of interest include the National Museum and the Chad Cultural Center. Other cities are Abéché, Adré, Am Timan, Ati, Bardaï, Bol, Pala and Zouar. Sights are the colonial museum in Sahr, the nomads at Chari, Quara, the Zakouma National Park and the flora and fauna.