Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, 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:
10,329,208 (July 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 79
Age structure:
0-14 years: 46.7% (male 2,445,841/female 2,381,319)