Chad, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.

Image of N'Djamena, capital city of Chad
Chad is a Sahel republic leveraging new oil fields and world-scale solar irradiance for energy security, while Lake Chad irrigation programs support cotton and sesame agriculture.
Chad in one word would be “Sahel,” meaning dry savanna.
Chad Flag
Chad armorial
Chad is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Middle Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.
Chad administrative divisions
23 provinces (provinces)
- Barh-El-Gazel,
- Batha,
- Borkou,
- Chari-Baguirmi,
- Ennedi-Est,
- Ennedi-Ouest,
- Guera,
- Hadjer-Lamis,
- Kanem,
- Lac,
- Logone Occidental,
- Logone Oriental,
- Mandoul,
- Mayo-Kebbi-Est,
- Mayo-Kebbi-Ouest,
- Moyen-Chari,
- N'Djamena,
- Ouaddai,
- Salamat,
- Sila,
- Tandjile,
- Tibesti,
- Wadi-Fira
Easy learning about Chad |
The capital city of Chad is N'Djamena.
Chad is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Middle Africa Africa Continent Inhabitants of Chad are called Chadians |
Chad has a population of | 19,319,064 inhabitants within a total area of 1,284,000 Km2 (797,839 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
Chad’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 135 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.70 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
Human Development Index (HDI) | Chad HDI ranks in position nº 190 worldwide HDI of 0.416 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
Chad’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 53 countries Chad passport ranks 85th 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 |
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 |
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