Where is Chad? 🇹🇩

Chad is located in the Northern Africa region at latitude 15.454166 and longitude 18.732207 and is part of the African continent continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

15° 27' 15.00'' N
18° 43' 55.95'' E

You can see the location of Chad on the world map below:

Chad on the World Map

The neighboring countries of Chad (TD) are:

Chad is a landlocked country, which means it does not have direct access to the open ocean.

Country	Chad
Coordinates	Latitude: 15.454166 Longitude: 18.732207
Country Codes	Alpha 2: TD Alpha 3: TCD
Country Flag Emoji	🇹🇩
Int. Phone Prefix	+235
Capital city	N'Djamena
Continent / Subcontinent	Africa Northern Africa
Country Area	1,284,000 sq km
Population 2024	20,299,123 World Rank: 64
Median Age	15
Life expectancy	55.1
Major languages	French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects
UTC/GMT Time	Number of time zones: 1 UTC+01:00
Internet TLD	.td
Biggest Airport	N’Djamena International Airport (NDJ)
Average temperature	26.55 °C 79.79 °F
Administrative Divisions	23 provinces
Political system	Presidential representative democratic republic

World Bank Income Group	Low income
World Bank Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Currency	CFA Franc (XAF)
GDP in 2024	$19.5 (billions of USD) World Rank: 132
GDP per capita in 2024	$962 World Rank: 199
Major Industries / Economic Sectors	Oil and gas, agriculture, manufacturing, energy
Top 5 Import Countries	China, France, Cameroon, United Arab Emirates, Belgium
Top 5 Export Countries	China, France, Cameroon, United Arab Emirates, India