Chad Travel Guide
Chad has three distinct geographical regions, dry plains and desert to the central and north of the country, mountains in the northwest, and lowlands in the south.
WARNING: The capital N'djamena has been declared a state of emergency as have some of the eastern regions of the country . Travel to the country is not advised. Click here for up-to-date information
Chad is a landlocked country in central Africa. To the north is Libya, to the east Sudan, to the south the Central African Republic, to the south west Cameroon and Nigeria and to the west Niger.
Overland Safaris
Cape Town to Kenya
Kenya to Cape Town
Johannesburg to Kenya
Kenya to Johannesburg
South to East Overlands
East to South Overlands
East Africa
Masai Mara Safaris
Serengeti safaris
Zanzibar Tours
Gorilla Treks
Kenya Tours
Tanzania Tours
Uganda Tours
Ethiopia Tours
Eritrea Tours
East Africa Overlands
Southern Africa
Kruger Park Safaris
South Africa Tours
Namibia Tours
Botswana Tours
Mozambique Tours
Cape Town To Victoria Falls
Southern Africa Overlands
Game Reserves
Kruger Park safaris
Etosha Safaris
Okavango delta Tours
Masai Mara safaris
Serengeti Safaris
Gorilla Treks
East Africa safaris
Southern Africa Safaris
Off The Beaten Track
Angola Tours
Comoros Tours
Congo Tours
Eritrea Tours
Ethiopia Tours
Gabon Tours
Sao Tome & Principe
Sierra Leone tours
Sudan Tours
Uganda Tours
Total Area:1.284 sq km
Land Borders: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan
Population: 9,944,201
Life Expectancy: 48 years
HIV % Total Poulation:4.8%
Ethnic Groups: 200 distinct groups; in the north and center: Arabs, Gorane (Toubou, Daza, Kreda), Zaghawa, Kanembou, Ouaddai, Baguirmi, Hadjerai, Fulbe, Kotoko, Hausa, Boulala, and Maba, most of whom are Muslim; in the south: Sara (Ngambaye, Mbaye, Goulaye), Moundang, Moussei, Massa, most of whom are Christian or animist; about 1,000 French citizens live in Chad
Languages:French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects
President:Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY Itno
GDP - Per Capita: $1,500
Chad, part of France's African holdings until 1960, endured three decades of civil warfare as well as invasions by Libya before a semblance of peace was finally restored in 1990. The government eventually drafted a democratic constitution, and held flawed presidential elections in 1996 and 2001. In 1998, a rebellion broke out in northern Chad, which sporadically flares up despite several peace agreements between the government and the rebels. In 2005 new rebel groups emerged in western Sudan and have made probing attacks into eastern Chad. Power remains in the hands of an ethnic minority. In June 2005, President Idriss DEBY held a referendum successfully removing constitutional term limits.
East Africa / Masai Mara Safaris / Serengeti safaris / Zanzibar Tours / Gorilla Treks / Kenya Tours / Tanzania Tours / Uganda Tours / / Ethiopia Tours / Eritrea Tours
East Africa Overlands / Southern Africa / Kruger Park Safaris / South Africa Tours / Namibia Tours / Botswana Tours / Mozambique Tours / Cape Town To Victoria Falls
Southern Africa Overlands / Game Reserves / Kruger Park safaris / Etosha Safaris / Okavango Delta Tours / Masai Mara safaris / Serengeti Safaris / Gorilla Treks
East Africa safaris / Southern Africa Safaris / Off The Beaten Track / Angola Tours / Comoros Tours / Congo Tours / Eritrea Tours / Ethiopia Tours / Gabon Tours / Sao Tome & Principe / Sierra Leone tours / Sudan Tours / Uganda Tours /