intl.life
Flag of Chad

Chad

Middle Africa

Capital
N'Djamena
Population
19.3 million (2023)
Currency
Central African CFA Franc XAF
Plugs
CDEF 220 V
Drives on the
right
Local time
Chad highlighted on a globe

Plugs and voltage

Type C socket, as found in Chad Type C Type D socket, as found in Chad Type D Type E socket, as found in Chad Type E Type F socket, as found in Chad Type F

Chad uses Types C, D, E and F sockets. Mains supply is 220 V at 50 Hz.

At 220 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

FCFA Central African CFA Franc XAF

Average in 2025: 1 USD = 581.9 XAF (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.

Central African CFA Franc: where it's used

Price level 38 (US = 100, 2025)

Everyday household prices in Chad are about 38% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries

Language

  • Arabicofficial17%
  • Frenchofficial13%

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

Chad is on UTC+1, with no daylight saving time.

Driving

Traffic in Chad drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Public holidays in the next 12 months

12 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.

November 2026

  • Republic Day

December 2026

  • Freedom and Democracy Day
  • Christmas Day

January 2027

  • New Year's Day

March 2027

  • International Women's Day
  • Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
  • Easter Monday

May 2027

  • Labour Day
  • Eid al-Adha (estimated)

August 2027

  • Independence Day
  • Mawlid (estimated)

November 2027

  • All Saints' Day

Travel advisories

United States · State Department

Level 4 Do not travel

Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.

United Kingdom · FCDO

  • FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country

Updated 2026-08-06. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.

Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.

Other practical facts

Calling code
+235
Internet domain
.td
Measurement
Metric
Paper size
A4
Week starts on
Monday
Read more
Wikipedia
Coat of arms or emblem of Chad
Coat of arms / emblem

More in Middle Africa

Compare all of Middle Africa side by side

Flag: Flag of Chad.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of Chad.svg, CC BY 3.0, Milenioscuro. Electricity: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), see methodology.