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A largely semi-desert country, Chad is rich in gold and uranium and stands to benefit from its recently-acquired status as an oil-exporting state.

Chad's post-independence history has been marked by instability and violence, stemming mostly from tension between the mainly Arab-Muslim north and the predominantly Christian and animist south.

Chad became an oil-producing nation in 2003, with the completion of a $4bn pipeline linking its oilfields to terminals on the Atlantic coast.

However, Africa's fifth-largest nation suffers from inadequate infrastructure, and internal conflict. Poverty is rife, and health and social conditions compare unfavourably with those elsewhere in the region.

The Beautiful Chad You Have to Visit to appreciate

Chad is a country that sits right in the middle of Africa. It is sometimes referred to as the "Dead heart of Africa", due to its vast, mostly uninhabited deserts. Despite this, its natural landscapes are breathtakingly beautiful and even if the political struggles define its modern history, it is still well worth discovering.