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Chad

Also Known As Republic of Chad
Middle Africa

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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
N'Djamena 2
Population
20,031,602 2
2026 estimate.
Population Estimate Year
2026 2
Area (sq km)
1,280,000 2
Independence or Founding Year
1960 2
Chad was granted independence from France on 11 August 1960, with Francois Tombalbaye, an ethnic Sara, as its first president.
Landlocked
Yes 3
Income Group
Low 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Chad

Cities

Connections

Associated With

Abéché, Cities
Source Abeche (Wikipedia)
N'Djamena, Cities
Source N'Djamena (Wikipedia)
The Sahel, Regions

Bordered By Water

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Central African Republic
Source Lake Chad (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

N'Djamena, Cities
Source N'Djamena (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

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Nationals Include

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Source Mahamat Déby (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno (born 4 April 1984), also known by the nickname Kaka, is a Chadian politician and military officer who has been the seventh president of Chad since 2024, having previously served in this role in a transitional capacity from 2022 and was also Chad's de facto head of state and president of the Transitional Military Council from 2021 until his appointment as transitional president.

Origin Of

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Source Kaskara (source article)Infobox: origin
Quote, Infobox: origin
Chad, Eritrea, and Sudan

Location Of

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Source Boko Haram Insurgency (Wikipedia)Infobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Northern Nigeria Northern Cameroon (from 2012) Northern Mali (2012-2013) Southeast Niger (from 2015) Western Chad (from 2015) Northern Benin (from 2022)

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Source Chadian-Libyan War (Wikipedia)Infobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Chad

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Source Toyota War (Wikipedia)Infobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture, Chad

Site Of

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Source Wikidata: Tibesti Mountains

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Source Wikidata: Saharan

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Source Wikidata: Tebu languages

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Source Wikidata: Constitution of Chad

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Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)

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Source World Factbook archive, Chad profileGovernment, judicial branch, highest court(s), found in Chad
Quote, Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), found in Chad
Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice, 3 chamber presidents, and 12 judges or councilors and divided into 3 chambers)

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Source African savanna hare (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
It is found in Algeria, Botswana, Burundi, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Source Australopithecus bahrelghazali (Wikipedia)Lead, location
Quote, Lead, location
at Koro Toro, Bahr el Gazel, Chad

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Source Balochistan gerbil (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
Its range includes the northwestern region of Africa to the north of the Sahara, from Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, and the Sahel to the south of the desert, from Mauritania to Mali, Niger and Chad.

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Source Congo gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of rodent found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and possibly Uganda.

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Source Dalton's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Togo.

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Source Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Chad
Quote, Distribution, Chad
It is found in Burundi, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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Source Fringe-tailed gerbil (Wikipedia)Range
Quote, Range
The fringe-tailed gerbil (Gerbilliscus robustus) is a species of rodent found in Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, possibly Cameroon, and possibly Nigeria.

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Source Gambian epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Chad
Quote, Distribution, Chad
It is native to the countries of Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Source Gambian sun squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.

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Source Gracile tateril (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo

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Source Greater Egyptian gerbil (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
Its range extends from Mauritania and Mali eastwards through Niger and Chad to Sudan, Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula.

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Source Greater mouse-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, Chad
Quote, Range and habitat, Chad
It is found in Algeria, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, Western Sahara, and Yemen.

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Source Guinea multimammate mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Taphozous hamiltoni - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Chad
Quote, Country distribution, Chad
Country distribution Chad · Kenya · Somalia · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Uganda

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Source Johan's spiny mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo.

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Source Kemp's gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
was found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and possibly Liberia.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Chad (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of Chad
  • Infobox, capital
    N'Djamena
  • Infobox: area_km2
    1,280,000
  • Article text
    The agency assessed the population as of 2026 at 20,031,602.
  • History section, independence
    Chad was granted independence on 11 August 1960 with the PPT's leader, Francois Tombalbaye, an ethnic Sara, as its first president.
  • Introduction
    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.
View the Source
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Chad
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    0 km (landlocked)
  • Government, Government type
    presidential republic
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4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record TCD, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record TCD, incomeLevel
"name": "Chad", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LIC", "iso2code": "XM", "value": "Low income" }
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Wikidata: Chad
Wikidata Q657, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Lake Chad (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Lake Chad, Lead section
Quote, Bordered By Water: Lake Chad, Lead section
located at the junction of four countries: Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon
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N'Djamena (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: N'Djamena, Infobox, Country
    Chad
  • Has Capital: N'Djamena, Lead section
    N'Djamena is the capital and largest city of Chad
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Abeche (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Abéché, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Abéché, Lead section
is a city in central-eastern Chad and the capital of the Ouaddaï Region
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Wikidata: Bahr Salamat Faunal Reserve
Encompasses: Bahr Salamat Faunal Reserve, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Ouadi Rime-Ouadi Achim Faunal Reserve
Encompasses: Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim Faunal Reserve, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Central African Republic
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Central African Republic, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Central African Republic, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Chad 1556 km
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