Chad

Key facts

Land borders (6)

• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Libya
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Sudan

Chad in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Chad is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 24 claims from the pool that are true of Chad, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its capital city's name begins with “N”1 of 10
• Its name has exactly 4 letters1 of 10
• Its name begins with “C”1 of 17
• Its currency is called the franc1 of 22
• Has Arabic as an official language1 of 23
• Has French as an official language1 of 27
• Has an area larger than 1,000,000 km²1 of 29
• Borders more than 5 countries1 of 33
• Has fewer than 25 people per km²1 of 34
• Is landlocked1 of 44
• Has an area larger than 500,000 km²1 of 51
• Is in Africa1 of 54
• Has a peak higher than 3,000 m1 of 65
• Has more than one official language1 of 65
• Its name has 6 letters or fewer1 of 67
• Has an area larger than 200,000 km²1 of 84
• Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177