Environment - current issues:
inadequate supplies of potable water; improper waste disposal in
rural areas contributes to soil and water pollution; desertification
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered
Species, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping
Geography - note:
landlocked; Lake Chad is the most significant water body in the
Sahel
People Chad
Population:
9,826,419 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 47.9% (male 2,365,277/female 2,337,388)
15-64 years: 49.4% (male 2,323,110/female 2,528,086)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 109,535/female 163,023) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 16.02 years
male: 15.32 years
female: 16.71 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.95% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
45.98 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
16.41 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)