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Chad is a landlocked country located in the sub-Saharan region in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger (Figure 1). With an estimated population of 11 million in 2013, Chad’s economy depends heavily on agriculture and stock breeding (African Economic Outlook 2012). Chad has significant potential, but its tourism industry is still in its infancy. Its contribution to GDP was 4.3 % and to employment was 76,500 jobs in 2013 (3.7 % of total employment). The country expected to attract 51,000 international tourist arrivals in 2014. By 2024, international arrivals are forecast to total 60,000 (WTTC 2014).

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  1. Faculty of Tourism, Mersin University, 33110, Mersin, Turkey

    Gürkan Akdağ

  2. Institute of Social Sciences, Tourism Management Graduate Program, Mersin University, 33110, Mersin, Turkey

    Abdoulaye Garba Bako

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  1. School of Hospitality Leadership, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin, USA

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  2. School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

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Akdağ, G., Bako, A.G. (2014). Chad, tourism. In: Jafari, J., Xiao, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Tourism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01669-6_639-1

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