Area:
total: 1.284 million sq km
land: 1,259,200 sq km
water: 24,800 sq km Climate:
tropical in south, desert in north Terrain:
broad, arid plains in center, desert in north, mountains in northwest, lowlands in south Population:
9,538,544 Languages:
French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects Capital:
N'Djamena