| BACKGROUND |
| Official Name of the Country |
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| National Anthem |
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| National Day |
11 August |
| Capital City |
N’Djamena |
| Other Major Cities |
Moundou, Abéché, Sarh |
| Official Language(s) |
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| GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE |
| Location and Geographic Coordinates |
(15 00 N, 19 00 E) Central Africa, south of Libya |
| Total Area |
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| Total Land Area |
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| Total Water Area |
24,800 km² |
| Land Boundaries |
6,406 km |
| Border Countries |
6 border countries: Cameroon (1,116 km); Central African Republic (1,556 km); Libya (1,050 km); Niger (1,196 km); Nigeria (85 km); Sudan (1,403 km) |
| Coastline |
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| Climate and Weather |
| The north is hot and arid, receiving almost no rain. It is known as the ‘Saharan zone’. The central Sahel region is hot and subtropical, with a wet season from May to November which normally brings over 350mm of rain and in some places much more. In the south, rainfall is higher and on average, regions receive over 1,000mm. Temperatures in the capital N’Djamena, in the southwestern region of the country, average around 24°C in January and 33°C in May. During the rainy season, the cloud cover lowers average temperatures to around 27°C in July and August. |
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| SOCIETY AND DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Nationality |
Chadian |
| Human Development Index |
0.39 Index Value (2022) |
| Human Development Index Rank |
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| Population, Total |
18,278,570 Number (2023) |
| Growth Rate of Population, Annual |
3.08 Percent (2023) |
| Total Fertility Rate |
| 6.12 Births per Woman (2023) |
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| Population Density, per km2 |
14.52 Persons (2023) |
| Adult Literacy Rate |
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| ECONOMY AND SECTORS |
| Rate of Exchange, per USD, End of Period |
| 615 National Currency Units (2022) |
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| GDP, Current Prices |
| 16,799,126,537 USD (2022) |
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| GDP per Capita (Current Prices) |
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| Government Expenditure on Education, % of GDP |
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| Current Health Expenditure, % of GDP |
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| Unemployment Rate, Ages 15+, Both Sexes |
0.95 Percent (2024) |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Inward Flows (Current Prices in Millions) |
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| ODA: Total, Net (Current Prices in Millions) |
694 USD (2022) |
| Merchandise Exports |
4,476,912,878 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners |
Germany, China, UAE, Netherlands, France |
| Merchandise Imports |
1,216,158,031 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners |
China, Cameroon, France, Belgium, United States |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports |
1,450,748,354 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners (in the OIC) |
UAE, Türkiye, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Cameroon |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports |
393,422,541 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners (in the OIC) |
Cameroon, Türkiye, Niger, Benin, Nigeria |
| Natural Resources |
Petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad), gold, limestone, sand and gravel, salt |
| Main Agricultural Products |
Indigenous cattle meat; Groundnuts with shell; Cereals nes; Sorghum; Yams; Millet; Paddy rice |
| LOGISTIC |
| Time Zones |
UTC/GMT +01:00 |
| Country Code |
235 |
| Electricity |
220 V, C / D / E / F |
| Emergency Numbers |
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| Police |
17 |
| Ambulance |
18 |
| Fire |
2251-4242 |
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| Presidency |
https://www.presidence.td |
| Parliament |
http://www.gouvernementdutchad.org/fr/institutions/assemblee-nationale |
| Ministry of Economy, Planning and International Cooperation |
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| Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in Charge of Promoting Renewable Energy |
http://mpme-tchad.org |
| Ministry of Production, Irrigation and Agricultural Equipment |
http://www.minagri-tchad.org |
| Ministry of Public Health |
http://www.sante-tchad.org |
| National Statistical Office |
http://www.inseedtchad.com/ |
| Central Bank / Monetary Authority |
https://www.beac.int/ |
| Development Assistance Agency |
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