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| Time zone: | GMT +1 (West Africa time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | Arabic, French |
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| Other languages: | Daza, Djonkor, Karembou, Ouadi, Sara, Teda |
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| Currency: |
Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) €1 = CFA0.00, $1 = CFA587, £1 = CFA781 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .td | International Dialling Code: 235 |
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For help planning your trip to Chad including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Chad trip planning page.
Further information on Chad
Discover more about Chad - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 1,284,000 sq km (24,800 sq km under water)
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Neighbours (border lengths): Cameroon (1,094km), Central African Republic (1,197km), Libya (1,055km), Niger (1,175km), Nigeria (87km), Sudan (1,360km)
Climate: Extremely dry in northern desert region, tropical in central and south with alternating wet and drt seasons.
Highest mountain: Emi Koussi (3,415m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Chad from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Not Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Authoritarian regime | 165/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Repressed | 165/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Difficult situation | 133/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | No rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | High corruption | 154/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 183/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Republic of Chad Status: Independent Country
Population: 11,412,107 (rank: 76/196) Density: 8.8 people/sq km (rank: 182/196)
Ethnic groups: Sara 27.7%, Arab 12.3%, Mayo-Kebbi 11.5%, Kanem-Bornou 9%, Ouaddai 8.7%, Hadjarai 6.7%, Tandjile 6.5%, Gorane 6.3%, Fitri-Batha 4.7%, other 6.4%, unknown 0.3% (1993 census)
Religions: Muslim 53.1%, Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.2%, animist 7.3%, other 0.5%, unknown 1.7%, atheist 3.1% (1993 census)
GDP (PPP): $28 billion GDP per capita: $2,500 (rank: 153/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.