Chad, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of N'Djamena, capital city of Chad

Chad Flag

Chad is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Middle Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.

Easy learning about Chad
Chad is located in	Sub-Saharan Africa Middle Africa Africa Continent
Chad has a population of	19,319,064 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Chad are called Chadians
The country’s total area is	1,284,000 Km² ( 797,839 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	135
Global Peace Index Score	3
Human Development Index (HDI)	Chad HDI ranks in position nº 189 worldwide Low Human Development HDI of 0.394 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Chad’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 53 countries Chad passport ranks in position nº 85 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Chad GDP per capita is	$991 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Chad ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data)
Latitude & Longitude	15° 00' N, 19° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Chad Capital city	N'Djamena
Neighbouring countries	Niger, Libya, Central African Republic, Sudan, Cameroon, Nigeria.
Chad Climate	tropical in south, desert in north
Most predominant religion	Muslim,
Second most predominant religion	Protestant,
Currency name & code	Franc (XAF)
Internet ccTLD	.td
Chad calling code	+235

23 provinces (provinces)

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