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Chad

Africa · Middle Africa
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Chad is a sovereign state in Middle Africa, Africa. It covers 1,284,000 km² and has a population of approximately 19,340,757. It is a landlocked country. Its official language is Arabic and its currency is the Central African CFA franc (Fr).

Quick facts

Capital
N'Djamena
Population
19,340,757
Area
1,284,000 km²
Currency
Central African CFA franc (Fr)
Languages
Arabic, French
Calling code
+235
TLD
.td
Driving side
Right
Landlocked
Yes
Continents
Africa
Timezone
UTC+01:00
Native name
تشاد‎

Bordering countries

Appears in 33 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) #21 130.28
Countries by Arable land (hectares) #48 5,300,000
Countries by Forest area (sq. km) #76 39803.7km²
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons) #86 2,643,417
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area) #96 39.98
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) #106 104.38
Countries by Arable land (% of land area) #144 4.21
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) #155 322years
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare) #166 819.3
Countries by Forest area (% of land area) #182 3.16

Development

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$) #13 5581789.97
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) #61 875129109.3
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI) #93 10.47
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) #94 3348359914.3
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) #97 19.06
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) #100 139,732,000
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI) #110 16.40

Economy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by GDP growth rate #71 0.03
Countries by GDP (PPP) #119 59.82
Countries by GDP (Nominal) #127 21.59in billions
Countries by GDP per capita #157 1138.77

Business

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services #110 66.73
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure #137 50
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use #146 63.4
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products #152 62.96
Countries by SPI Overall Score #153 53.57
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources #172 24.74

Geography

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by land area #20 1,284,000km²
Countries by Coastline Length #194 0kilometers

Population & Health

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by population growth rate #2 0.06
Countries by population #63 21
Countries by population density #216 14.66
Countries by median age #235 15.4

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