business inquiries: chadchad @night.co Chad , [a] officially the Republic of Chad , [b] is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the southwest, Nigeria to the southwest (at Lake Chad ), and Niger to the west. Learn about Chad , a landlocked country in northern Central Africa, with diverse geography, culture, and history. Find facts, maps, statistics, and links to official sites and news sources. Chad (French: Tchad; Arabic: تشاد, officially called the Republic of Chad ), is a landlocked country in Central Africa. The capital is N'Djamena. It was a French colony until 1960. [2] It suffers from poverty, illness, drought, and armed conflicts. In 2011, the population of Chad was 11,535,000. [4] Arabic and French are the official languages. Islam and Christianity are the most widely practiced religions. Chad has one of the highest levels of hunger in the world. Food insecurity is ...