Chad: flag, capital & map
Get to know Chad, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- N'Djamena
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Middle Africa
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 21,003,705
- Area
- 1,284,000 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Arabic, French
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
Chad is a landlocked country in Central Africa. Its capital is N'Djamena.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Chad
The flag of Chad is composed of three equal vertical bands of blue, gold and red.
Looks similar to: Romania.
Where it is
Chad is grouped in Middle Africa, within Roam’s Africa region. Its land-border list includes 6 countries in this atlas: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan. It is landlocked.
Chad has a recorded area of 1,284,000 square kilometres. Among the 10 countries assigned to Middle Africa in this dataset, it ranks 2 by area, from largest to smallest. Democratic Republic of the Congo is immediately above it in that ordering, at 2,344,858 km². Angola is immediately below it, at 1,246,700 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 21,003,705 people for Chad in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 16 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Arabic and French. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Central African CFA Franc (XAF). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Chad?
Reveal answer
N'Djamena. Chad is a landlocked country in Central Africa. Its capital is N'Djamena.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Chad?
Reveal answer
The flag of Chad is composed of three equal vertical bands of blue, gold and red.
Which land neighbours of Chad are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Libya, Niger, Nigeria, and Sudan. Chad is landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Chad?
Reveal answer
Arabic and French. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Chad.
Which currency codes are listed for Chad?
Reveal answer
Central African CFA Franc (XAF). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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