According to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, only about 200 surviving veterans attended this yearâs commemoration, which coincided with the inauguration of the exciting new $56 million Pearl Harbor Visitor Center and Museum.
ICJ STATS â A case study: The Libya/Chad territorial dispute. General â 16 December 2008. Territorial disputes are one of the most pervasive stains of the colonial era, often straining relations between neighboring states around the world, and particularly so in places like Africa.
Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest and Niger to the west. It is the fifth largest country in Africa in terms of area. Chad has several regions: a desert zone in the north, an arid Sahelian belt in the centre and a more fertile Sudanian Savanna zone in the south. Lake Chad, after which the country is named, is the largest wetland in Chad and the second-largest in Africa. The capital N'Djamena is the largest city. Chad's official languages are Arabic and French.