Chad
Republic of Chad
Chad sits in Middle Africa and uses XAF - Central African CFA franc (Fr). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
N'Djamena
Population
19.1M
Area
1.3M km2
Population
19.1M
19,093,595 people
Area
1.3M km2
1,284,000 square kilometers
Density
15/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
N'Djamena
12.1, 15.03
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Chad, officially listed here as Republic of Chad, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Chad, TD, TCD, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Chad is grouped under Africa, more specifically Middle Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 19,093,595 people and a land area of 1,284,000 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 15 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 15, 19, while the capital coordinate reference is 12.1, 15.03. Chad shares listed land borders with CMR, CAF, LBY, NER, NGA, SDN, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as N'Djamena (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are N’Djamena, Moundou, Sarh, Yao and Léré. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Chad, capital of Chad, and major urban areas in Chad. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary semi-presidential republic under a hereditary dictatorship. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Chad uses calling code +235, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+01:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists XAF - Central African CFA franc (Fr), while language records include Arabic and French. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as TCH and TD. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 37.4 for 2022.
How to use this profile
This Chad profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
TD / TCD
Top-level domains
.td
Continents
Africa
Border countries
CMR, CAF, LBY, NER, NGA, SDN
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
TCH, TD
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Chad is represented by the TD country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
N’Djamena
N’Djamena
1,092,066
primary
#2
Moundou
Logone Occidental
142,462
admin
#3
Sarh
Moyen-Chari
108,061
admin
#4
Yao
Batha
91,507
City
#5
Léré
Mayo-Kebbi-Ouest
89,237
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary semi-presidential republic under a hereditary dictatorship
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+235
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Languages
Arabic, French
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
37.4
2022