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Chad international travel guide in 2023

Landscape view of Chad

Chad πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡©

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Chad is part of Africa with main city at NDjamena. It's usually 🌀️ 26.49 °C in Chad with a rainfall of 🌧 2.50 mm. Internet speed in Chad is on average 1.2 Mbps. Its Least Developed country with a population of 14M people. The main currency is Central African CFA franc. The languages spoken are French and Arabic. Automatic teller machines are rare in Chad. Current travel safety advice is Do not travel. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.
πŸ‘ Least Developed Β  🌀️ ~26.49 Β°C Β  🌧 ~2.50 mmΒ  πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦ 14M people
Advice

πŸ›‘οΈ Travel safety

Do not travel
Hassan Djamous International Airport and land borders have reopened. The security situation following the death of President Idriss DΓ©by remains volatile with a heightened risk of violent conflict and civil unrest in all parts of the country. If you're in Chad, you should remain vigilant, activate your emergency arrangements and consider leaving by commercial means if it's safe to do so. Avoid all large gatherings, protests and demonstrations. Closely monitor local media. We advise: Do not travelΒ to Chad overall due toΒ the significant risk of terrorism, crime and civil unrest.
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General

πŸ”Œ Sockets

Chad uses 220V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type C, Type D, Type E and Type F.

🌐 Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are French and Arabic
Money

πŸ’± Currencies Used

Chad uses the Central African CFA franc (symbol: Fr), code XAF.Banknotes come in denominations of 10000, 5000, 2000, 1000 and 500 francs. Franc is subdivided into 100 centimes. Coins come in denominations of 500, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5, 2 and 1 francs.

🏧 ATMs

Automatic teller machines are rare in Chad. Your best bet is to look for them in large cities and community places.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM β€” your standard magnetic card will work fine.
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πŸ“‘ Internet

Internet speed in Chad is on average 1.2 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Chad is very low. It's quite hard to find one.

πŸ“± Phones

You can buy a SIM card for about 22,574.93 XAF, which includes 2 GB of data plan. You can choose from 1 telecoms: Airtel. Chad uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Chad upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.

πŸ“ž Calling

To call Chad, dial +, then 235 (the country code for Chad), then the area code and the local number. For local calls within Chad, start with the area code. In the case above area code is 2 .
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πŸ†˜ Emergency

Universal
112
Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire department
112

Chad travel details

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