Tchad utile

Satellite photo of Chad . The “useful Chad” (deep green) in the south-westernmost region of the country

Le Tchad utile (roughly: the useful / usable Chad ) denotes the fertile south-west of the Republic of Chad , in contrast to the economically less important north and east . The region is the center of cotton cultivation , the country's main export product until the start of oil production in 2003. The population of the region is predominantly Sara .

supporting documents

• Samuel Decalo (Ed.): Historical Dictionary of Chad 1st Edition. The Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, London 1977, ISBN 978-0-81-081046-4 ( African Historical Dictionaries 13) p. 271
• Central Intelligence Agency (Ed.): The World Factbook 1990 The Central Intelligence Agency, 1990 (PDF, 37.6 MB) p. 60