We know that some African countries are very poor, but we don't know how poor they really are, and today we will take a look at the poor African country "Chad".
Chad's name comes from a lake in the territory, lake Chad is the largest lake in the region.
Located in central Africa, Chad covers an area of 1.28 million square kilometers, ranking 21st in terms of area, with a population of 16.4 million, a total of 256 ethnic groups, only a quarter of the urban population, most of the population concentrated in rural areas, the average life expectancy of the local area is only 47 years.
Compared with other African countries, which either have good natural resources or rich minerals, Chad, as a landlocked country with neither a coastline nor a resource-based country, has many difficulties in its development.
Even Lake Chad, the largest in the territory, has been exposed to the bottom of the lake in recent years, the desert area itself has a very hot climate, the lake water has evaporated in large quantities, the surrounding masses have taken water without restraint, and Lake Chad has slowly disappeared.
The task of fetching water is generally done by women, who spend a lot of time and energy every day to fetch water from various places, and since 1960, the local water resources have been reduced by 90%, which makes the water extraction work extremely difficult, some people will say, why not dig a well? The locals did not think of this, but dug a hundred meters into the ground, and still did not see the water source.
How poor is Chad, the third-to-last in the Human Development Index and one of the least developed countries in the world, with a per capita GDP of only $700, and many tourists who come here, despite their preparations, get off the plane and come to the streets, are still shocked by the dilapidated buildings and chaotic streets.
Chad's level of literacy and education is very low, with a literacy rate of only 38 per cent and more than half of the population living below the poverty line, which, despite the help of many countries, still does not change the status quo of poverty. In Mondu, Chadian children who do not go to school, their daily job is to herd cattle and sheep, meet tourists to take pictures, they will not refuse, take the initiative to stand together, their world is so clear, simple, poor.
Chad's climate is as changeable as a child's mood, when it is hot, it is really hot, many foreign tourists can not accept such a heat, whenever it rains, the amount of rain is amazing, vividly depicting the pouring rain, in the suburbs of the capital can see a different beauty after the rain.
We read the basic situation of the local area together, and then we felt the folk customs and customs of Chad.
Polygamy in Chad is more prevalent than in other countries. The level of education cannot keep up, resulting in the emergence of many illiterates, and women do not have a skill, but can only marry and have children early and engage in family labor. After marriage, a man can marry multiple wives.
Chadian staple food is "millet", did not expect it, it is not plantain and cassava, we eat millet is generally boiled porridge, Chadian people eat millet, are the millet into rice balls, drizzled with sauce and then eaten, because far from the ocean, want to eat fresh seafood is unlikely, but smoked fish tube enough, with hibiscus leaves made of drinks, have a different flavor.
The gap between the rich and the poor is relatively large, and as we mentioned above, the streets are more dilapidated, but some buildings are more magnificent than those in developed countries.
No matter how poor the place, there are celebrity parties.
The local electricity consumption rate is only 15%, and many people still use animal feces as a combustion material.
Because of the lack of electricity, only 5% of people have access to the Internet.