Chad
Republic of Chad
Africa · Middle Africa
Famous Personality
François Tombalbaye
leader
He was the first president of independent Chad.
Local Delicacy
La boule
This starchy dough ball is a staple often eaten with sauces or stews.
National Symbols
Famous Landmark & Geography
Lake Chad
This major inland lake is one of the country's most important geographical features.
Agriculture & Produce
Sorghum is one of Chad's main staple cereals and is widely cultivated across the Sahelian farming zone.
Dates are a notable fruit of Chad's oasis areas and among the country's most characteristic fruit crops.
Major Cities
Mountain Peaks (Tallest to Shortest)
Major Airports
Top 5 Musical Instruments (Most to Least Popular)
Drums are among the most important instruments in Chadian ceremonies, dances, and community music.
The kakaki long trumpet is prominent in Sahelian courtly and ceremonial traditions in Chad.
Various plucked lutes are used across Chadian regions for song accompaniment and praise music.
Balafon traditions are present in southern Chad and neighboring cultural zones.
End-blown and side-blown flutes appear in several Chadian pastoral and folk music traditions.