Chad
- Region
- Africa
- Area
- 1,284,000 km²
- Capital
- N'Djamena
- ISO
- TD
What the flag means
Blue is said to stand for the sky and hope, yellow for the sun and the northern desert, and red for progress and sacrifice for the nation. The colors combine the blue and red of the French flag with the Pan-African yellow.
Fun facts
- FlagThe flag of Chad looks almost identical to the flag of Romania, differing only slightly in its shades of color.
- GeographyEmi Koussi in Chad stands about 3,400 m high and is the highest mountain in the Sahara.
- GeographyLake Chad, which gave Chad its name, has shrunk greatly in area compared with the 1960s.
- Culture“Toumaï,” a fossil from about 7,000,000 years ago considered one of the oldest human fossils, was discovered in Chad.
