Flag of Chad

🎨 What the flag means

Chad's flag has three vertical stripes of dark blue, yellow and red. The blue stands for Lake Chad and Black African heritage, the yellow for the sands of the Sahara desert, and the red for the sacrifices made for independence. It looks almost exactly like Romania's flag, which is a famous flag mix-up!

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

19.3 million (2023)

🏙️ Capital

N'Djamena1.1 million people (2012)

🗣️ Main language

FrenchAlso official: Arabic

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Chad is named after Lake Chad, and "Chad" comes from a Kanuri word meaning "lake".
2. About 7,000 years ago, Lake Chad was part of an enormous lake much bigger than it is today.
3. Emi Koussi, a sleeping volcano in the Tibesti Mountains, rises about 3,400 metres above sea level.