Chad: map, capital and facts

Chad is a landlocked country in Middle Africa. Its capital is N'Djamena. Its official languages are Arabic and French.

Chad covers about 1,284,000 km², making it the 20th-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 21.0 million people live there, the 63rd-most populous.

Chad shares land borders with 6 countries: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Libya, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan.

Where is Chad?

Chad is in Middle Africa. Its centre lies at roughly 15°N, 19°E, in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

Chad is shown in yellow; numbers mark the neighbouring countries listed below.

Chad facts

Capital	N'Djamena
Continent	Africa
Region	Middle Africa
Area	1,284,000 km² (20th largest)
Population	21,003,705 (63rd most populous)
Languages	Arabic, French
Currency	Central African CFA franc (Fr)
Landlocked	Yes
Land borders	6
Centre point	15°N, 19°E

Countries that border Chad

Cameroon, capital Yaoundé
Central African Republic, capital Bangui
Libya, capital Tripoli
Niger, capital Niamey
Nigeria, capital Abuja
Sudan, capital Khartoum

Other countries near Chad

Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.

South Sudan, about 1,490 km
Equatorial Guinea, about 1,750 km
Egypt, about 1,750 km
DR Congo, about 1,790 km
Congo, about 1,830 km

Guess Chad in Warmer

In Warmer, you guess a mystery country and the globe runs warmer as you close in. Every guess also shows clue tiles, and the facts above are exactly what they compare. If Chad were the answer, guessing it would show:

Continent: Africa
Subregion: Middle Africa
Hemisphere: Northern
Landlocked: Yes
Area: 1,284,000 km²

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More countries in Middle Africa

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe and South Sudan.

Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.