Chad
Chad is a country in Sub-Saharan Africa with a population of approximately ~19.3 million. Its capital is N'Djamena. This is the complete reference for identifying Chad in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Continent / region | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Capital | N'Djamena |
| Population | ~19.3 million |
| ISO codes | TD / TCD |
| Coordinates | 12.10°, 15.04° |
| Bordering countries | None on file (island or maritime) |
How Chad appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Chad is identified through the clue sequence: sub-saharan africa first, then population range (~19.3 million), then bordering countries, then capital (N'Djamena), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Chad is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Sub-Saharan Africa.
More Sub-Saharan Africa country guides
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Capital Lilongwe · Sub-Saharan Africa · Pop. ~21.1 million
Capital Harare · Sub-Saharan Africa · Pop. ~16.3 million
Capital Ouagadougou · Sub-Saharan Africa · Pop. ~23.0 million
Reading Chad in MapDash context
The Chad record above pulls directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary. What follows is the per-entity context — how Chad sits in the broader country-guessing geography puzzles distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
Every number on this page links back to OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for Chad is typically a peer within recognized sovereign countries with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Chad?
The capital of Chad is N'Djamena.
What continent is Chad in?
Chad is in Sub-Saharan Africa.
What is the population of Chad?
Chad has a population of approximately ~19.3 million.
What countries border Chad?
Chad has no bordering countries on file — likely an island nation or has only maritime neighbors.