How to get a Chad visa from Congo

Lake Chad is the second largest lake in Africa and the largest in Chad. About 200 ethnic groups reside in Chad and Arabic and French are the national languages. The most heavily practiced religions are Christianity and Islam.

Landlocked in central Africa with a population of about 7 million, Chad is one of the poorest countries in the world. In the latter half of the 1990s, its GDP per capita averaged $215. Desert covers much of the country, and only about 3 percent of the land is fit for growing crops.

The majority of the population in Chad identifies as Muslim, although Islam in Chad draws heavily from pre-Islamic indigenous religion. Likewise, roughly 35 percent of Chadian Christians integrate aspects of animism and other indigenous beliefs in their practice.

The living condition in Chad is hardly rosy. Chronic food shortages and high malnutrition levels are widespread, particularly in the densely populated central and southern areas.

Yes. Chad ranks as the tenth-largest oil reserve holder among African countries, with 1.5 billion barrels of proven reserves as of January 1, 2013, according to the Oil and Gas Journal.