Population
19.1M
Unitary Semi-presidential system
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,039
in 2031
Passport power
#162
24 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Moundou
of 5 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of Chad
- Capital
- N'Djamena
- Continent
- Africa / Middle Africa
- Area
- 1,284,000 km²
- Population
- 19.1M
- Density
- 15.1/km²
- Government
- Unitary Semi-presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .td
- Calling code
- +235
- Timezone
- UTC+01:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #162 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 24
- Total accessible
- 50
Culture and society
- Languages
- Arabic (العربية), French (français)
- Religions
- Islam 55.1%, Christianity 41.1%, No religion 2.4%, Animism 1.3%
- Currencies
- Fr XAF — Central African CFA franc
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.416
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $4,039
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 55.2 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 12.6%
- Gini index (2011)
- 43.3
- Inflation (2031)
- 3.0%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 1.1%
- Urban population (2025)
- 27.6%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 4.4/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 39.2 µg/m³
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.30