🇹🇩 Chad
National FlagGeography & Borders
Introduction & Background
Chad (/tʃæd/ⓘ; Template:Lang-ar Tšād, Template:IPA-ar; Template:Lang-fr, Template:IPA-fr), officially the Republic of Chad,a is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and 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 has a population of 16 million, of which 1.6 million live in the capital and largest city of N'Djamena.
Chad has several regions: a desert zone in the north, an arid Sahelian belt in the centre and a more fertile Sudanian Savanna zone in the south. Lake Chad, after which the country is named, is the second-largest wetland in Africa. Chad's official languages are Arabic and French. It is home to over 200 different ethnic and linguistic groups. Islam (55.1%) and Christianity (41.1%) are the main religions practiced in Chad.29
Geography & Climate
Temperature (2025)
Precipitation & Snow (2025)
Atmospheric Pressure (2025)
Thunderstorm Days (2025)
Wind Speed (2025)
Air Quality — Monthly Averages (2025)
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 μg/m³ | 52.5 | 65.5 | 39.2 | 31.8 | 25.9 | 17.2 | 10.9 | 12.3 | 8.8 | 15.5 | 19.1 | 43.2 |
| PM10 μg/m³ | 209.5 | 261.3 | 187.7 | 141.2 | 101.4 | 53.7 | 26.3 | 29 | 19.2 | 46.7 | 62.3 | 165.4 |
| O₃ μg/m³ | 61 | 63.5 | 74 | 70.4 | 72.5 | 83.6 | 71.3 | 60.6 | 57.9 | 61.9 | 56.4 | 52.9 |
| NO₂ μg/m³ | 1.1 | 1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| SO₂ μg/m³ | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 |
| CO μg/m³ | 166 | 179 | 189 | 223 | 257 | 266 | 269 | 276 | 272 | 251 | 171 | 171 |
Pollen Levels — Monthly (2025)
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