Machine translation from French, under review. The French text is authoritative.
Lake Chad is shared by Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Chad. Its surface area, about 25,000 km² in 1963, has shrunk by around 90%; it was under 1,500 km² in 2001, with large variations between seasons and years.
Riparian countries
Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria, Chad
Surface in 1963
25 000 km2
To be completed (not verified)
Security conditions for visitors: to be checked with the authorities before any trip.
