Chad By Garrett Shahan Map of Chad Flag

Chad By Garrett Shahan

Map of Chad

Flag of Chad • Blue symbolizes the sky, hope, and water • Yellow symbolizes the sun and the desert • Red symbolizes progress, unity, and sacrifice

Historic Sites and Landmarks • Ouara is an ancient city in eastern Chad that was abandoned due to drought • Sultan Ibn Abdel-Kerim Djame's palace • Lake Chad – Estimated that the lake will be completely dry in less than 50 years

Climate, Setting, and Transportation Chad is a hot and dry country that receives little to no rain until the seasonal rains in June to September hit. • The country contains the Sahara desert in the north, the Sahel in the central region, and savannah in the south • No form of transportation other than walking is widely used due to the high poverty percentage. Chad completely lacks railways, has less than 300 km of paved roads and only 8 paved airports •

Arts and culture • Chad National Museum • Chad Cultural Center Recreation • Hunting

Food • Millet is the staple dish and is generally used to make balls of paste and then dipped in sauce • Fish is also widely consumed

Languages, Religion, and Ethnic Groups • Language – French and Arabic (official) – Sara (in the south) • Religion – 54% Muslim, 20% Roman Catholic, 14% protestant, 10% Animist • Ethnic groups – Gorane in north, Sara in south

Additional information • Toyota war – The Chadian forces fought back the Libyans by using Toyotas that were mobile than the Libyan tanks • The Chadian flag was originally going to have green but it was changed to blue due to the high amount of flags that already had green in Africa • Chad is the 7 th poorest country in the world

Imports and Exports • Exports – Cotton, oil, livestock • Imports – petroleum products, machinery, foodstuffs

Natural Hazards • Drought • Sandstorms Life expectancy – 48. 7 years