Chad is a landlocked Central African country, bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the South, Cameron and Nigeria to the south-west, and Niger to the west. The capital and largest city in Chad is N'Djamena. Chad obtained independence in 1960, under the leadership of Francois Tombalbaye. The official languages spoken in Chad are French and Arabic. General Idriss Déby Itno has been the President of Chad since December 2, 1990. As of 2015, the Chadian population is estimated to be 13,670,084. Here are more pertinent facts about Chad. 1. Chad is named after its most popular lake, Lake Chad. Lake Chad used to be the seventh largest lake in the world and the fourth largest in Africa. However, due to advanced desertification and low rainfall, it has shrunk to less than 10% of its former size and volume. Lake Chad is however the largest lake in the Chad Basin. 2. According to the Borgen Project, Chad is one of the poores
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