[2] The Guéra Region receives an annual rainfall of 744 mm (29.3 in).

[citation needed] The region is the principal agricultural producing area in the whole country, producing cotton and groundnuts, the two main cash-crops of the country, as well as rice.

[3] Half of the Zakouma National Park lies within the region.

Sub-prefectures are:[5] As a part of decentralization in February 2003, the country is administratively split into regions, departments, municipalities and rural communities.

[7] Hadjarai is an Arabic term and comprises numerous separate groups within Guéra.