🚩 Flag of Chad • live waving render
Africa — Middle Africa
UN Member
Independent
Landlocked
Drives right
🇹🇩 Chad
Republic of Chad
aka تشاد — endonym
19.3M
Population
World #67
1,284,000 km²
Land Area
World #22
$18.8 billion
GDP (USD)
World #131
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Did You Know?
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Chad is the world's #67 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #22 globally by land area — covering about 0.86% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 6 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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It is a landlocked country — no coastline touches any ocean.
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2 languages are officially recognised here.
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Its economy ranks #131 worldwide with a GDP of $18.8 billion USD.
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Population density is 15.1 people per km² — world rank #216.
Quick Facts
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Capital
N'Djamena
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Phone Code
+235
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Internet TLD
.td
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Nationality
Chadian
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
TD / TCD / 148
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Coordinates
15.00°, 19.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$18.8 billion USD
World rank #131 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$972
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
15.1 /km²
World density rank #216
Fr
Central African CFA franc
XAF • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
19,340,757
World rank #67 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
2
Arabic • French
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Demonym
Chadian
What its people are called
🗣️ Arabic
🗣️ French
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
1,284,000 km²
0.86% of Earth's landmass • World #22
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Land Borders
6 countries
⛰️ Landlocked — no coastline
Timezones (1)
UTC+01:00
Africa/Ndjamena
WAT — West Africa Time
“Chad” Around the World
ara
تشاد
جمهورية تشاد
bre
Tchad
Republik Tchad
ces
Čad
Čadská republika
deu
Tschad
Republik Tschad
est
Tšaad
Tšaadi Vabariik
fin
Tšad
Tšadin tasavalta
fra
Tchad
République du Tchad
hrv
Čad
Čadu
hun
Csád
Csád Köztársaság
ita
Ciad
Repubblica del Ciad
jpn
チャド
チャド共和国
kor
차드
차드 공화국
nld
Tsjaad
Republiek Tsjaad
per
چاد
جمهوری چاد
pol
Czad
Republika Czadu
por
Chade
República do Chade
rus
Чад
Республика Чад
slk
Čad
Čadská republika
spa
Chad
República de Chad
srp
Čad
Republika Čad
swe
Tchad
Republiken Tchad
tur
çad
çad Cumhuriyeti
urd
چاڈ
جمہوریہ چاڈ
zho
乍得
乍得共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
TD
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ISO Alpha-3
TCD
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
148
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
TKCA 1ZZ
e.g. regex: ^(TKCA 1ZZ)$
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WikiData ID
Q657
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Also Spelled As
TD • Tchad • Republic of Chad • République du Tchad
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