Countries

Chad

Also Known As Republic of Chad

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Chad." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/chad.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Chad. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/chad

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-chad,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Chad},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/chad},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the southwest, Nigeria to the southwest at Lake Chad, and Niger to the west. Chad was granted independence from France on 11 August 1960. Its capital is N'Djamena.

Facts

Capital

N'Djamena 1

Population

20,031,602 1

2026 estimate.

Population Estimate Year

2026 1

Area (sq km)

1,280,000 1

Independence or Founding Year

1960 1

Chad was granted independence from France on 11 August 1960, with Francois Tombalbaye, an ethnic Sara, as its first president.

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1. Chad (Wikipedia)

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Republic of Chad

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N'Djamena

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1,280,000 km2

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20,031,602 (2026 estimate)

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Chad was granted independence on 11 August 1960 with the PPT's leader, Francois Tombalbaye, an ethnic Sara, as its first president.

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Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the southwest, Nigeria to the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to the west.

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Lake Chad (Wikipedia)

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