_#_Comparative area: slightly more than one quarter the size of US
_#_Land boundaries: 7,697 km total; Central African Republic 1,165 km, Chad 1,360 km, Egypt 1,273 km, Ethiopia 2,221 km, Kenya 232 km, Libya 383 km, Uganda 435 km, Zaire 628 km
_#_Coastline: 853 km
_#_Maritime claims:
Contiguous zone: 18 nm;
Continental shelf: 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation;
Territorial sea: 12 nm
_#_Disputes: administrative boundary with Kenya does not coincide with international boundary; administrative boundary with Egypt does not coincide with international boundary
_#_Climate: tropical in south; arid desert in north; rainy season (April to October)
_#_Terrain: generally flat, featureless plain; mountains in east and west