[3] The region receives an annual rainfall of 744 mm (29.3 in) and has various vegetation zones.

[citation needed] The regional capital is Bol; other major settlements include Bagassola, Daboua, Doum Doum, Kangalam, Kouloudia, Liwa, Ngouboua and Ngouri.

[5] The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Buduma (more than 18%), Fula and Kanembu (more than 66%).

There are a variety of local crops like rice also grown in the region.

As a part of decentralisation in February 2003, the country is administratively split into regions, departments, municipalities and rural communities.