Where is Chad?
Chad is a country in Central Africa.
- Type
- Country
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Central Africa
- Land borders
- 6: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan
- Coast
- None. Chad is landlocked.
- Area
- About 1.3 million km² on the game’s map
- Hemispheres
- Northern; Eastern
- Capital city
- 12.11° N, 15.04° E
About Chad
Chad is a landlocked country in Central Africa and the fifth-largest on the continent, with its capital and largest city at N'Djamena. French and Arabic are official languages among more than 200 ethnic and linguistic groups. Crude oil has led export earnings since 2003, and the country hosts a very large refugee population from Sudan.
Clues from Atlas Daily
Round 3 on 27 September 2026 (#26), hardest clue first:
- It scored 6.18 out of 10 on the 2018 Forest Landscape Integrity Index, ranking 83rd of 172 countries.
- Wrestlers here compete in a form where they wear traditional animal hides and cover themselves in dust.
- It became independent on 11 August 1960 with Francois Tombalbaye as its first president.
- This landlocked state borders Libya, Sudan, the Central African Republic, Cameroon and Niger.
Nearby places from past puzzles
- Nigeria 890 km away
- Central African Republic 940 km away
- Cameroon 1,000 km away
- Equatorial Guinea 1,200 km away
- Niger 1,400 km away
- Gabon 1,400 km away
- São Tomé and Príncipe 1,600 km away
- Togo 1,700 km away
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Sources: Wikipedia: Chad. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.