(TCHAD)
(WIPO code: TD) (latest review October 2023)
Chad
General Information
Area
1,284,000 sq. km.
Population
18,523,165 (2023).
Capital
N’Djamena.
Official language
French.
Currency
C.F.A. franc.
Main agricultural and natural products
Sugar cane, cotton, grains, groundnuts, leguminous, farming.
Main Mineral Products
Gold, uranium, iron, petroleum.
Main exports
Cotton, livestock, meat and leguminous.
GNI
(per capita): U.S.$ 690 (estimated 2022).
General Remarks
A former French colony, part of French Equatorial Africa, Chad obtained its internal administrative autonomy and became a member of the French Community in 1958, and later achieved its complete independence on August 11, 1960.
The country, partially desertic, is mainly agricultural (millet, sorgho, livestock).
Chad is a member of “Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa” (CEMAC), previously known as “Customs and Economics Union of Central Africa” (UDEAC), and a member of “Economic Community of Central African States” (CEEAC).