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Key facts

  • Currency: Central African CFA franc
  • Capital city: N'Djamena
  • Region: Middle Africa
  • Continent: Africa
  • Land area: 1,259,200 km²
  • Population: 17,723,315
  • Political Leader: Idriss Déby (President)

Latest news (see all)

A year into Sudan war, refugees try to survive in Chad

Read: Nation PK

2024-04-14

Sudanese refugees in Chad unable to access medical care for war injuries

Read: The Guardian

2024-04-14

7 soldiers in Chad killed in explosion blamed on Boko Haram extremists

Read: Fox News

2024-03-26

Seven soldiers in Chad are killed in an explosion blamed on Boko Haram extremists

Read: The Star

2024-03-26

Chad main opposition figures barred as leaders cleared for election

Read: Al Jazeera

2024-03-24

Chad court bars key Deby opponents from May 6 presidential vote

Read: France 24

2024-03-24

Humanitarian crisis looms in Chad as refugee camps face funding shortfall

Read: Fox News

2024-03-22

Metrics

Business

GDP 12,704,100,000.00 current US$
Inflation 5.79 annual %
Self-employed 90.88 % of total employment
Unemployment 0.99 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment 89.72 % of total employment


Environment

Agricultural land 503,380.00 km²
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) 1,568.40 kt
Fertility rate 6.25 births per woman
Forest area 42,013 km²
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 -70.94 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Median age 11.20 years
Methane emissions 59,438.90 kt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions 27,724.60 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Female Population 8,827,313
Male Population 8,896,002
Renewable energy consumption 73.74 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area 1,272,920.00 km²
Rural population 13,458,554
Urban land area 948.82 km²
Urban population 4,264,761
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters 0.00 % of total population


Health

Birth rate 43.36 per 1,000 people
Death rate 12.50 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita 34.80 current US$
Health expenditure 5.41 % of GDP
Incidence of HIV 0.21 per 1,000 uninfected population
Hospital beds 0.40 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth 53 years
Suicide mortality rate 6.40 per 100,000 population


Other

Access to electricity 11.27 % of population
Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence 300,000
Individuals using the Internet 17.87 % of population
Net migration -2,000
Press freedom 2.13


Politics

Armed forces personnel 45,000
Democracy score 1.61
Democracy type Authoritarian
Military expenditure 2.93 % of GDP
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 25.89 %


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Coordinates: [15°0′N, 19°0′N]
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Source

SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

Updated: 1 day ago

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