Geography of Chad
- Chad is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Africa
- Central Africa
- Middle Africa
- North Africa
- partially within the Sahara Desert
- Time zone: West Africa Time (UTC+01)
- Extreme points of Chad
- High: Emi Koussi 3,445 m (11,302 ft)
- Low: Bodélé Depression 160 m (525 ft)
- Land boundaries: 5,968 km
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- Sudan 1,360 km
- Central African Republic 1,197 km
- Niger 1,175 km
- Cameroon 1,094 km
- Libya 1,055 km
- Nigeria 87 km
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- Coastline: none
- Population of Chad: 10,780,600(2007) - 75th most populous country
- Area of Chad: 1,284,000 square kilometres (496,000 sq mi) - 21st largest country
- Atlas of Chad
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