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- Chad: Travel
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- Background Notes: Chad
- Travel
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- <body>
- <p> Climate and clothing: Except for the rainy season
- (June-September), the climate is similar to Arizona's. Summer
- clothing is suitable for N'Djamena; sweaters or light coats are
- necessary for comfort in the evenings during the cool season
- (November-February).
- </p>
- <p> Customs: Visas are required for entry.
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- <p> Health: Health facilities are extremely limited. Local
- pharmacies stock mainly French medicines at high prices, and the
- selection is limited. The sanitation level is low. Insects and
- rats are ever-present problems, along with rabies. Vegetables
- to be eaten raw should be washed in a Clorox or permanganate
- solution, and tapwater should be boiled for 20 minutes before
- drinking. Malaria suppressant drugs should be started 2 weeks
- prior to arrival and continued until 6 weeks after departure;
- they should be taken throughout the year. Gamma-globulin shots
- are recommended. Yellow fever vaccinations are required. Health
- requirements change; check most recent information.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: Long-distance telephone service to
- Europe, the United States, and the rest of the world is
- reliable. There is direct-dialing to France and neighboring
- African countries. Worldwide telegraphic service is available.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: N'Djamena's International Airport is served
- by two weekly passenger flights on the route
- Paris-N'Djamena-Bangui-Brazzaville return. There is one weekly
- flight in the route Dakar-Nouakchott-Niamey-N'Djamena-Jedda and
- return. In addition, there is one weekly flight from Khartoum
- to N'Djamena and return. Air Chad has regular service from
- N'Djamena to Moundou, Sarh, Bol, Mao, and Abeche. During the dry
- season, road travel is possible throughout most of the country
- by four-wheel-drive vehicles. Taxis are available in N'Djamena
- but must be shared with other passengers. Rental cars are
- available but expensive.
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- <p> Tourist attractions: Douguia lodge and resort), about 4O
- miles north of N'Djamena. The game park at Waza, in nearby
- Cameroon, remains a popular attraction.
- </p>
- <p> National holidays: Business establishments and the US Embassy
- may be closed on the following Chadian holidays:
- </p>
- <table>
- New Year's Day January 1
- Easter Monday varies
- Labor Day May 1
- African Liberation Day May 25
- National Liberation Day June 7
- Id al-Fitr (lunar) Independence Day August 11
- Id al-Adha (lunar) All Saints' Day November 1
- Proclamation of the Republic November 28
- Maouloud al-Aid (lunar) Christmas Day December 25
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- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
- August 1988.
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