TCD · Africa
Chad
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, and Niger to the west.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Alert
Recent institutional rupture: Mort Déby père 2021 + transition militaire.
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Context
Hosts 1.5 million refugees. UNHCR 2025
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 15/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.0 /10 risk
- Security 1.0
- Legitimacy 2.9
- Economy 8.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 2 people and 0 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: Central African Republic.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 4 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 2 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 2 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- N'Djamena
- Population
- 19,340,757 inh.
- Area
- 1,284,000 km²
- Currency
- XAF
- Regime
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Executive in office
Head of State
Mahamat Idriss Déby
Government in office 1 members
ministre des Affaires étrangères
Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
155 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
21 G$
GDP / capita
1,022 $
Growth
5.6 %
Inflation
-3.9 %
Unemployment
1.1 %
Defense / GDP
3.0 %
Life expectancy
55.2 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil
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1
Closed or handed overN'Djamena forward air base
France · N'Djamena (Kosseï), Faya, Abéché
Left on 30 January 2025 at Chad's request.
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.24/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
15/100
Corruption (CPI)
22/100
Press freedom (RSF)
54/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#92
Annual budget
0.6 Md$
Defense effort
3.2 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
3 Md$
Imports
2 Md$
Balance
0 Md$
Top exports
- 71% Pétrole brut
Top imports
- 13% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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États-Unis
35%
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Chine
21%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
29%
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GBR
31%
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FRA
36%
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DEU
36%
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RUS
53%
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CHN
67%
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IND
67%
Abstention: 25%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
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2031
Présidentielle
Last election
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2024-05-06
Présidentielle (post-transition)
Mahamat Idriss Déby 61.0%
Last institutional rupture Mort Déby père 2021 + transition militaire
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.416/1
Gini
37.4
Refugees hosted
1,502,263
Refugees originating
15,281
National anthem
La Tchadienne
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Francophonie (OIF)
- OIC
- African Union
- ECCAS
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,476 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 2,327, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2022 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)