Chad

Africa · Middle Africa

Chad

Republic of Chad
Africa · Middle Africa · Capital: N'Djamena

Quick facts about Chad

Official name	Republic of Chad
Capital	N'Djamena
Continent & subregion	Africa · Middle Africa
Population	19,319,064 people (world rank 65)
Area	1,284,000 km²
Density	15 people/km²
Share of world population	0.24% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$18.4 billion
Urbanisation	26.3% urban population
Life expectancy	55.1 years
Currency	Central African CFA franc (Fr) — XAF
Languages	Arabic, French
Internet domain	`.td`
Calling code	+235
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$950 · see world ranking
Internet Users	12% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	6.1 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	58 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0.2 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	3.1% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Chad did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Cameroon Central African Republic Libya Niger Nigeria Sudan

The geographic position is roughly 15°, 19°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.