Quick Facts
- Independence: August 11, 1960
- Capital: N'Djamena
- Area: 495,753 square miles
- Population: 19.3 million
- Water Bodies: Lake Chad, Chari River
- Major Exports: Cotton, Oil, Cattle
- Bordering Nations: Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the northwest