Chad
Republic of Chad
Middle AfricaTDTCD
Population
16.43M
Capital
N'Djamena
Country Overview
Geography
Basic Information
- Common Name
- Chad
- Official Name
- Republic of Chad
- Region
- Middle Africa
- Population
- 16.43M
Codes & Identifiers
- Alpha-2 Code
- TD
- Alpha-3 Code
- TCD
- Olympic Code
- 148
- Area
- 1,284,000 km²
Time Zones
- UTC+01:00
Languages
ArabicFrench
Continents
Africa
Currencies
- Fr - Central African CFA franc (XAF)
International Associations
Association information not available
Geographic Location
Coordinates: 15.07°, 12.15°
Chad is located in , specifically in the Middle Africa region. It shares borders with 6 countries.
About Chad
The capital city, N'Djamena, serves as the country's political and often cultural center. The languages spoken include Arabic, French.
Geographic Facts
- Our planet has seven continents and five oceans.
- Earth's circumference at the equator is approximately 40,075 kilometers.
- About 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by water.