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Chad, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.

N'Djamena, capital city of Chad

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

Flag of Chad

Chad armorial

armorial of Chad

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

Easy learning about Chad

The capital city of Chad is N'Djamena.

Chad is located in Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle Africa
Africa Continent
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
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Neighbouring countriesNiger, Libya, Central African Republic, Sudan, Cameroon, Nigeria.
Chad Climatetropical in south, desert in north
Most predominant religionMuslim,
Second most predominant religionProtestant,
Currency name & code Franc (XAF)
Internet ccTLD.td
Chad calling code+235

Chad administrative divisions

23 provinces (provinces)

  1. Barh-El-Gazel,
  2. Batha,
  3. Borkou,
  4. Chari-Baguirmi,
  5. Ennedi-Est,
  6. Ennedi-Ouest,
  7. Guera,
  8. Hadjer-Lamis,
  9. Kanem,
  10. Lac,
  11. Logone Occidental,
  12. Logone Oriental,
  13. Mandoul,
  14. Mayo-Kebbi-Est,
  15. Mayo-Kebbi-Ouest,
  16. Moyen-Chari,
  17. N'Djamena,
  18. Ouaddai,
  19. Salamat,
  20. Sila,
  21. Tandjile,
  22. Tibesti,
  23. Wadi-Fira

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