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Republic of Chad |
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Africa |
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Middle Africa |
| Area: |
1284000 |
| Population size: (2025-06-19 21:38) |
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TCH |
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| CAF |
Central African Republic |
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+235 |
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| OIC |
Organization of Islamic Cooperation |
| WTO |
world Trade organisation |
| CEMAC |
Economic Community of Central African Countries |
| CEN-SAD |
Community of Sahelo-Saharan States |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
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 A country, state, region... (151) |
| First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 23 | | Second-order administrative division (ADM2)
(A subdivision of a first-order administrative division) | 124 | | Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | | Historical first-order administrative division (ADM1H)
(A former first-order administrative division) | 3 | |
 Stream, lake... (6413) |
| Wadi (WAD)
(A valley or ravine, bounded by relatively steep banks, which in the rainy season becomes a watercourse; found primarily in North Africa and the Middle East) | 1467 | | Well (WLL)
(A cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface) | 2523 | | Intermittent stream (STMI)
| 851 | | Waterhole(s) (WTRH)
(A natural hole, hollow, or small depression that contains water, used by man and animals, especially in arid areas) | 209 | | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 48 | | Spring(s) (SPNG)
(A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground) | 40 | | Intermittent pond (PNDI)
| 517 | | Pool(s) (POOL)
(A small and comparatively still, deep part of a larger body of water such as a stream or harbor; or a small body of standing water) | 29 | | Intermittent lake (LKI)
| 107 | | Wetland (WTLD)
(An area subject to inundation, usually characterized by bog, marsh, or swamp vegetation) | 58 | | Waterfall(s) (FLLS)
(A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream) | 2 | | Pond (PND)
(A small standing waterbody) | 83 | | Section of intermittent stream (STMIX)
| 3 | | Marsh(es) (MRSH)
(A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation) | 26 | | Reservoir(s) (RSV)
(An artificial pond or lake) | 1 | | Intermittent pool (POOLI)
| 8 | | Section of wadi (WADX)
| 4 | | Abandoned watercourse (STMQ)
(A former stream or distributary no longer carrying flowing water, but still evident due to lakes, wetland, topographic or vegetation patterns) | 1 | | Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 377 | | Sabkha(s) (SBKH)
(A salt flat or salt encrusted plain subject to periodic inundation from flooding or high tides) | 18 | | Abandoned well (WLLQ)
| 5 | | Intermittent wetland (WTLDI)
| 14 | | Swamp (SWMP)
(A wetland dominated by tree vegetation) | 3 | | Section of stream (STMX)
| 1 | | Mud flat(s) (FLTM)
(A relatively level area of mud either between high and low tide lines, or subject to flooding) | 3 | | Strait (STRT)
(A relatively narrow waterway, usually narrower and less extensive than a sound, connecting two larger bodies of water) | 1 | | Canal (CNL)
(An artificial watercourse) | 1 | | Lakes (LKS)
(Large inland bodies of standing water) | 1 | | Cove(s) (COVE)
(A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay) | 6 | | Lake channel(s) (CHNL)
(That part of a lake having water deep enough for navigation between islands, shoals, etc.) | 6 | |
 Parks, area ... (412) |
| Area (AREA)
(A tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries) | 275 | | Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 111 | | Tribal area (TRB)
(A tract of land used by nomadic or other tribes) | 2 | | Region (RGN)
(An area distinguished by one or more observable physical or cultural characteristics) | 10 | | Drainage basin (BSND)
(An area drained by a stream) | 2 | | Wildlife reserve (RESW)
(A tract of public land reserved for the preservation of wildlife) | 6 | | Forest reserve (RESF)
(A forested area set aside for preservation or controlled use) | 2 | | Grazing area (GRAZ)
(An area of grasses and shrubs used for grazing) | 1 | | Park (PRK)
(An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation) | 2 | | Agricultural reserve (RESA)
(A tract of land reserved for agricultural reclamation and/or development) | 1 | |
 City, village... (12273) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 12184 | | Abandoned populated place (PPLQ)
| 3 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 22 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 62 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | | Farm village (PPLF)
(A populated place where the population is largely engaged in agricultural activities) | 1 | |
 Spot, building, farm (162) |
| Airfield (AIRF)
(A place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 41 | | Ruin(s) (RUIN)
(A destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional) | 3 | | Triangulation station (TRIG)
(A point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation) | 9 | | Fort (FT)
(A defensive structure or earthworks) | 4 | | Camp(s) (CMP)
(A site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use) | 47 | | Agricultural facility (AGRF)
(A building and/or tract of land used for improving agriculture) | 2 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 12 | | Abandoned airfield (AIRQ)
| 19 | | Tomb(s) (TMB)
(A structure for interring bodies) | 2 | | Water pumping station (PMPW)
(A facility for pumping water from a major well or through a pipeline) | 3 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 6 | | Cemetery (CMTY)
(A burial place or ground) | 1 | | Bridge (BDG)
(A structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across) | 1 | | Farm (FRM)
(A tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture) | 2 | | Astronomical station (ASTR)
(A point on the earth whose position has been determined by observations of celestial bodies) | 1 | | University (UNIV)
(An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.) | 1 | | Dam (DAM)
(A barrier constructed across a stream to impound water) | 1 | | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 2 | | Refugee camp (CMPRF)
(A camp used by refugees) | 4 | | Archaeological/prehistoric site (ANS)
(A place where archeological remains, old structures, or cultural artifacts are located) | 1 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (3449) |
| Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 1104 | | Depression(s) (DPR)
(A low area surrounded by higher land and usually characterized by interior drainage) | 30 | | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 222 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 31 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 50 | | Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 32 | | Escarpment (SCRP)
(A long line of cliffs or steep slopes separating level surfaces above and below) | 38 | | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 290 | | Plateau (PLAT)
(An elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams) | 30 | | Dune(s) (DUNE)
(A wave form, ridge or star shape feature composed of sand) | 97 | | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 29 | | Sand area (SAND)
(A tract of land covered with sand) | 51 | | Cliff(s) (CLF)
(A high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area) | 11 | | Mesa(s) (MESA)
(A flat-topped, isolated elevation with steep slopes on all sides, less extensive than a plateau) | 37 | | Stony desert (REG)
(A desert plain characterized by a surface veneer of gravel and stones) | 3 | | Valley (VAL)
(An elongated depression usually traversed by a stream) | 6 | | Talus slope (TAL)
(A steep concave slope formed by an accumulation of loose rock fragments at the base of a cliff or steep slope) | 7 | | Blowout(s) (BLOW)
(A small depression in sandy terrain, caused by wind erosion) | 624 | | Plain(s) (PLN)
(An extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area) | 2 | | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 619 | | Peninsula (PEN)
(An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water) | 71 | | Crater(s) (CRTR)
(A generally circular saucer or bowl-shaped depression caused by volcanic or meteorite explosive action) | 3 | | Pass (PASS)
(A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]) | 14 | | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 13 | | Promontory(-ies) (PROM)
(A bluff or prominent hill overlooking or projecting into a lowland) | 2 | | Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 2 | | Section of island (ISLX)
| 10 | | Polder (PLDR)
(An area reclaimed from the sea by diking and draining) | 14 | | Gorge(s) (GRGE)
(A short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley) | 1 | | Land-tied island (ISLT)
(A coastal island connected to the mainland by barrier beaches, levees or dikes) | 1 | | Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 2 | | Isthmus (ISTH)
(A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses and bordered by water) | 1 | | Sandy desert (ERG)
(An extensive tract of shifting sand and sand dunes) | 2 | |
 Forest, heath... (32) |
| Forest(s) (FRST)
(An area dominated by tree vegetation) | 3 | | Grassland (GRSLD)
(An area dominated by grass vegetation) | 18 | | Scrubland (SCRB)
(An area of low trees, bushes, and shrubs stunted by some environmental limitation) | 11 | |
