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In 1887 The French colonized Chad in hope for some wealth. In the 1900's the French Army defeated al-Zulbayar. The French took control over Chad in 1913. They took over most of the inland territories of Africa. For the French, Chad was mainly used for growing cotton and finding oil. Chad's main language now is French and

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Destination Tchad - English Full Documentary

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Chad's economic development suffers from its geographic remoteness, drought, lack of infrastructure, and political turmoil. 85% of the population rely on agriculture and herding of livestock. Chad's GDP per capita averaged $215. Since deserts cover most of the country only about 3% of land is able to grow crops.

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Some concerns are water, land, water pollution, and desertification. There are also death threatening diseases like schistosomiasis,leprosy, malaria, spinal meningitis, tuberculosis, and yaws. These are the biggest concerns in Chad because these affect the way they have to live

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Chad was named by a man named Rabih al-Zubayr. He defeated the Ouadai. Baguirmi, and Kanem-Bornu kingdoms and renamed the region Chad for the large lake later known as Lake Chad. France later defeats Zybayr's army, takes over, colonized Chad, and it becomes apart of the French Equatorial Africa. In 1946, it became an overseas territory for the French and later represents the French National Assembly. Chad gains independent from the French in 1960 and their first president a man named Francois Tombalbaye. He was an autocratic meaning that he had full control of what policies were being followed and what goals to go after. He banned all other political parties to eliminate all other competition which oppressed the Muslims in the north. In 1973, Francois Tombalbaye was assassinated by members of the Chadian military.
Today, Chad has a much better government but is still lacking economically.

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Chad is located in North central Africa and sits next to Sudan and Central African Republic. Chad has a hot and tropical climate. Chad's vegetation includes  acacias, baobab, desert date, and palms. Chad has the Sahara desert which isn't a desert, the Tibesti Mountain which overlaps with the Sahara, and the Sahel which runs through Chad.  Chad mostly has grassland which runs throughout the country. It also has the Chad Basin which spreads more than 625 miles and is 5,000 feet deep.

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The climate in Chad has a hot and tropical like climate. The rainy seasons go from May to October, and the hot and dry season goes from June to September. temperatures can go from -12 degrees Celsius( 10 degrees Fahrenheit) to 50 degrees Celsius ( 122 degrees Fahrenheit).

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Major Problems and Environmental Concerns

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Major Problems and Environmental Concerns

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Major problems in Chad that happen are still present today. They don't have an inadequate supply of portable of water,  The improper waste disposal and poor farming practices have impacted them. Water pollution has also effected them throughout the years.

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Chad is constantly dominated by one party the Patriotic Salvation Movement.  it is Chronically corrupt and human right abuse. These affect the economic climate and forced the government to divert scare resources into military expenditures.