Passport card
Republic of Chad
Chad
- Capital
- N'Djamena
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc
- Languages
- French and Arabic
- People
- About 2 crore
- Size
- About 12.8 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Mahamat Idriss Déby
- Free since
- 11 August 1960
- Time
- 4½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in N'Djamena
⭐ Chad's flag looks almost exactly like Romania's flag!
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Chad
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Chad
Turn the globe with your finger. Chad has 6 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Chad and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is almost 3 times the size of Chad.
- PeopleIndia has about 73 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 2 crore in Chad.
- DistanceN'Djamena is about 6,700 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeChad is 4½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in N'Djamena.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Chad, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Chad
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Chad's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Chad back on the map
Chad and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 7 back?
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Chad worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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