Chad
Sovereign state in central Africa
Also known as Republic of Chad · td · CHA · GUM
- Capital
- Population
- 19.3M(2023)
- , 15.5M(2018)
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- , 12.8M(2013)
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- Area
- 1,284,000 km²
- GDP (nominal)
- $12.7B(2022)
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Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2023-08-26
- , $11.8B(2021)
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Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2023-08-26
- $12.7B(2022)
- Currency
- Official language
- Head of state
- Mahamat Déby
- , Idriss Déby(1990–2021)
- Head of government
- Albert Pahimi Padacké(2016–2018)
- , Idriss Déby(2018–2021)
Overview
Economy & society
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
683 statements · 31% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Shares border with
- Cameroon statement is subject of: Cameroon–Chad border
- Libya statement is subject of: Chad–Libya border
- Niger statement is subject of: Chad–Niger border
- Nigeria statement is subject of: Chad–Nigeria border
- Sudan statement is subject of: Chad–Sudan border
- Central African Republic statement is subject of: Central African Republic–Chad border
- Arab League
- Member of
- United Nations(since 1960)
- African Union
- World Trade Organization
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation(since 1969)
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- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development(since 1963)
- International Development Association(since 1963)
- International Finance Corporation(since 1998)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency(since 2002)
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- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes(since 1966)
- African Development Bank
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Bank of Central African States
- OHADA
- Interpol(since 1962)
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Sources- 1.interpol.int/Member-countries/WorldRetrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.interpol.int/Who-we-are/Member-countries/Africa/CHADRetrieved 2022-10-23
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons(since 2004)
2
Sources- 1.opcw.org/about-opcw/member-states/Retrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.opcw.org/about-us/member-states/chadRetrieved 2022-10-29
- UNESCO(since 1960)
- AFRISTAT(since 1993)
- Universal Postal Union(since 1961)
2
Sources- 1.upu.int/en/the-upu/member-countries.htmlRetrieved 2019-05-04
- 2.upu.int/en/Universal-Postal-Union/About-UPU/Member-Countries?csid=-1&cid=67Retrieved 2022-10-28
- International Telecommunication Union(since 1960)
1
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie(since 1970)
- International Civil Defence Organisation(since 1972)
1
Sources- 1.icdo.org/who-we-are/members/member-states.htmlRetrieved 2020-05-11
- World Meteorological Organization(since 1961)
1
- World Health Organization
1
- Economic Community of Central African States
- World Customs Organization(since 2005)
- Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- African Continental Free Trade Area
- Lake Chad Basin Commission
- Multinational Joint Task Force
- Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa(since 1999)
- Highest point
- Emi Koussi elevation: 3,415 m
- Diplomatic relation
- Germany(since 1960) statement is subject of: Chad–Germany relations
- Taiwan statement is subject of: Chad–Taiwan relations
- Libya statement is subject of: Chad–Libya relations
- Nigeria statement is subject of: Chad–Nigeria relations
- Sudan statement is subject of: Chad–Sudan relations
- France statement is subject of: Chad–France relations
- Romania statement is subject of: Chad–Romania relations
- United States statement is subject of: Chad–United States relations
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- People's Republic of China statement is subject of: Chad–China relations
- European Union
- North Korea(since 1969) statement is subject of: Chad–North Korea relations
- Lowest point
- Bodélé Depression elevation: 160 m
- Demonym
- Chadian
- csádi
- tchader
- tchadien
- Chadano
- Tjadänan
- تشادي applies to part: masculine
- تشادية applies to part: feminine
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- تشاديون applies to part: plural
- צ'אדי applies to part: masculine
- צ'אדית applies to part: feminine
- চাদীয়
- ciadiano applies to part: masculine singular
- ciadiana applies to part: feminine singular
- ciadiani applies to part: masculine plural
- ciadiane applies to part: feminine plural
- txadi
- chadianu applies to part: masculine singular
- chadiana applies to part: feminine singular
- txadià applies to part: masculine singular
- txadiana applies to part: feminine singular
- txadians applies to part: masculine plural
- txadianes applies to part: feminine plural
- Tchadienne applies to part: feminine singular
- Tchadien applies to part: masculine singular
- Ĉadano
- ciadiana applies to part: feminine singular
- ciadiane applies to part: feminine plural
- ciadiani applies to part: masculine plural
- ciadian applies to part: masculine singular
- تشادي applies to part: masculine singular
- تشادية applies to part: feminine singular
- تشاديين applies to part: masculine plural
- تشاديات applies to part: feminine plural
- Seadach
1
- Unemployment rate
- 7%(2014)
- Mains voltage
- 220 V frequency: 50 Hz
- Electrical plug type
- AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types
1
Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Type E
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Schuko
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Europlug
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types
- Coordinates of northernmost point
- 23.4492°N, 16.0000°E
- Human Development Index
- 0.394(2021)
- 0.397(2020)
- 0.403(2019)
- 0.398(2018)
- 0.393(2017)
- 0.391(2016)
- 0.389(2015)
- 0.393(2014)
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- 0.386(2013)
- 0.381(2012)
- 0.372(2011)
- 0.362(2010)
- 0.355(2009)
- 0.341(2008)
- 0.337(2007)
- 0.327(2006)
- 0.327(2005)
- 0.325(2004)
- 0.307(2003)
- 0.307(2002)
- 0.301(2001)
- 0.291(2000)
- Coordinates of southernmost point
- 7.4430°N, 15.7999°E
- Coordinates of easternmost point
- 15.6988°N, 24.0000°E
- Coordinates of westernmost point
- 14.4166°N, 13.4704°E
- Office held by the head of government
- President of Chad(since 2018)
- Prime Minister of Chad(1991–2018)
- Vehicle registration plate code
- TCH(since 1973)
- TD(since 1973)
- Number of out-of-school children
- 1,757,281(2003)
- 1,727,279(2002)
- 1,729,792(2001)
- 1,710,959(2000)
- 1,684,817(1999)
- Has characteristic
- not-free country statement supported by: Freedom in the World
- Total fertility rate
- 6.156(2014)
- 6.264(2013)
- 6.374(2012)
- 6.485(2011)
- 6.594(2010)
- 6.701(2009)
- 6.804(2008)
- 6.901(2007)
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- 6.992(2006)
- 7.074(2005)
- 7.147(2004)
- 7.212(2003)
- 7.268(2002)
- 7.315(2001)
- 7.354(2000)
- 7.384(1999)
- Motto text
- Unité, Travail, Progrès
- Unity, Work, Progress
- الاتحاد، العمل، التقدم
- Единство, труд, прогрес
- Oasis of the Sahel
- Undod, Gwaith, Cynnydd
- Unitat, treball, progrès
- Geoshape
- Data:Chad.map
- Life expectancy
- 52.903 years(2016)
- 52.575 years(2015)
- 52.204 years(2014)
- 51.778 years(2013)
- 51.3 years(2012)
- 50.778 years(2011)
- 50.233 years(2010)
- 49.691 years(2009)
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- 49.182 years(2008)
- 48.729 years(2007)
- 48.349 years(2006)
- 48.054 years(2005)
- 47.848 years(2004)
- 47.716 years(2003)
- 47.638 years(2002)
- 47.603 years(2001)
- 47.593 years(2000)
- 47.59 years(1999)
- Emergency phone number
- 17 has use: police
- 18 has use: emergency medical services
- 2251-4242 has use: fire department
- Official name
- Tchad
- la République du Tchad
- Republic of Chad
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- Language used
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- Karanga
- Naba
- Kaba So
- Zan Gula
- Marfa
- Surbakhal
- Goundo
- Dangaléat
- Besme
- Fania
- Lele
- Morom
- Masmaje
- Mogum
- Kwang
- Mokilko
- Ngambay
- Mabire
- Kabalai
- Kajakse
- Fongoro
- Kimré
- Sokoro
- Toram
- Miltu
- Mawa
- Gabri
- Tamki
- Mire
- Buso
- Tobanga
- Mubi
- Zirenkel
- Sungor
- Lagwan
- Malgbe
- Maslam
- Mser
- Daju Mongo
- Babalia Creole Arabic
- Mbay
- Mbara
- Disa
- Tumak
- Muskum
- Saba
- Gula
- Nancere
- Sila language (Chad)
- Kabba
- Kaba
- Kaba Deme
- Suicide rate
- 8.8(2016)
- 8.9(2015)
- 8.7(2010)
- 8.5(2005)
- 8(2000)
- VAT rate
- 18%
- BTI Status Index
- 3.07(2022)
- 3.15(2020)
- 3.31(2018)
- 3.5(2016)
- 3.44(2014)
- 3.32(2012)
- 3.01(2010)
- 3.24(2008)
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- 3.86(2006)
- BTI Governance Index
- 2.55(2020)
- 2.84(2018)
- 2.79(2016)
- 2.71(2014)
- 2.63(2012)
- 2.2(2010)
- 2.61(2008)
- 3.25(2006)
- Democracy Index
- 1.55(2020)
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- 1.55(2020)
- Hashtag
- Chad
- Gini coefficient
- 37.5(2018)
- Happy Planet Index score
- 30.4(2019)
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
- 0.251(2021)
- 0.252(2020)
- 0.254(2019)
- 0.248(2018)
- 0.244(2017)
- 0.242(2016)
- 0.24(2015)
- 0.24(2014)
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- 0.235(2013)
- 0.231(2012)
- 0.225(2011)
- 0.218(2010)
- Birth rate
- 43.184(2022)
- 43.357(2021)
- 43.849(2020)
- 44.229(2019)
- Male population
- 8,896,002(2022)
- 8,623,530(2021)
- 8,355,035(2020)
- 8,094,822(2019)
- Death rate
- 12.157(2022)
- 12.504(2021)
- 12.486(2020)
- 12.369(2019)
- Rural population
- 13.5M(2022)
- 13.1M(2021)
- 12.7M(2020)
- 12.4M(2019)
- Female population
- 8,827,313(2022)
- 8,556,210(2021)
- 8,289,666(2020)
- 8,032,044(2019)
- Urban population
- 4,264,761(2022)
- 4,085,514(2021)
- 3,914,834(2020)
- 3,754,173(2019)
- Native label
- République du Tchad
- جُمْهُورِيَّة تشاد
- Coordinates of geographic center
- 15.4542°N, 18.7322°E
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On other databases
167 identifiers linking Chad across the web's reference databases
- 15min.lt topic ID443
- AGROVOC IDc_1487
- AllTrails trail IDchad
- Analysis & Policy Observatory term ID87101
- Arab Encyclopedia concept ID159828
- ArchINFORM location ID6045
- Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Onlinecadas
- ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID294903887
- BabelNet ID00017456n
- BBC News topic IDc302m85q5zmt
- BBC Things IDb4cfe826-fbdb-4d7f-8a5b-d668ced04307
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID11865632d
- Biblissima authority IDQ26957
- British Museum person or institution ID185168
- British Museum place IDx56290
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDtschad
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf10176835
- CIVICUS Monitor country entrychad
- Comic Vine ID4020-61187
- Curlie IDRegional/Africa/Chad/
- Data Commons IDcountry/TCD
- DBNL country IDtsjaa01
- De Agostini ID+Ciad
- Dewey Decimal Classification2--6743
- El Moudjahid topic IDtchad
- El Watan topic IDtchad
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID98817
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/Chad
- Encyclopaedia of Islam (second edition) IDSIM_8437
- Encyclopædia Universalis IDtchad
- Encyclopedia of China (Second Edition) ID245172
- Encyclopedia of Korean Culture IDE0055135
- EU Knowledge Graph item IDQ455
- European Education Thesaurus ID526
- EuroVoc ID4410
- FactGrid item IDQ1059286
- FAST ID1208478
- FIPS 10-4 (countries and regions)CD
- France 24 topic ID (French)tchad
- Freebase ID/m/01p1b
- GACS ID634
- GCMD keyword ID9b328d2c-07c9-4fd8-945d-f8d4d12e0bb3
- GENC 3-character codeTCD
- GeoNames ID2434508
- GeoNLP ID (obsolete)XYqFwX
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID1000156
- Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online IDChad
- GND ID4061074-3
- Google Maps Customer ID4278564076335956124
- Google News topics IDCAAqIQgKIhtDQkFTRGdvSUwyMHZNREZ3TVdJU0FtVnVLQUFQAQ
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDtxad-0
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0068062
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDTsjad
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)6025186
- Grove Art Online IDT015690
- Harper's tagchad
- HDS ID003471
- Historical Gazetteer (GOV) IDobject_1286124
- IAB code1270
- ICANNWiki page IDChad
- ICPSR Geographic Names Thesaurus ID30330
- IDAI.gazetteer ID2128989
- IdRef ID026402106
- INaturalist place ID7074
- INSEE countries and foreign territories code99344
- Interlingual Index IDi82724
- Invasive Species Compendium Datasheet ID108576
- IOC country codeCHA
- ISNI0000000121851881
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codeTD
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codeTCD
- ISO 3166-1 numeric code148
- ITU letter codeTCD
- ITU/ISO/IEC object ID2.16.148
- J9U entity ID987007548069105171
- Joconde location IDT84-170
- KBpedia IDChad
- Klexikon article IDTschad
- Krugosvet article (archived)strany_mira/CHAD.html
- Kulturenvanteri taxonomy ID2434
- KulturNav-IDe0fa349a-38e0-4a49-be80-96b98470e937
- LC and MARC vocabularies IDcountries/cd
- Le Figaro tag IDTchad
- Le Monde diplomatique subject IDpays/tchad
- Lex IDTchad
- Libération topic IDtchad
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn80049721
- Libris-URIrp3545s91js3154
- M49 code148
- Mapy.com IDosm&id=148