5. Chad
- Advisory level: Level 3: reconsider travel
- Last updated: July 31, 2018
- Population: 14.5 million
- GDP per capita: $720
Chad has been victimized by violent crimes, such as armed robbery, carjacking, and muggings. Terrorists have targeted foreigners, local security forces, and civilians. The U.S. government says terrorists can cross Chad’s borders with little difficulty, including in the Lake Chad region. Of particular concern are unmapped minefields along the borders with Libya and Sudan.
U.S. government employees need to get special permission to travel to certain parts of the capital N’Djamena, as well as areas such as to the Lake Chad Basin.