It's in the middle of Africa, however.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad
Chad has a population of 16 million, of which 1.6 million live in the capital and largest city of N'Djamena. With a total area of around 1,300,000 km2 (500,000 sq mi), Chad is the fifth-largest country in Africa and the twentieth largest nation by area in the world.
And not a great place to be.
Chad ranks the 2nd lowest in the Human Development Index, with 0.394 in 2021 placed 190th, and a least developed country facing the effects of being one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the world. Most of its inhabitants live in poverty as subsistence herders and farmers.
Chad is listed as a failed state by the Fund for Peace (FFP).
The United Nations' Human Development Index ranks Chad as the seventh poorest country in the world, with 80% of the population living below the poverty line.
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I knew of the country before I knew of the internet meme...
Used to be a French colony. Mostly Muslim. It's been through the usual African litany of military coups. Currently run by the son of the previous dictator, whose record was just as bloody as you'd expect. But they really only control the area around the capital. Huge areas of the country are completely lawless. There's a lot of bleedover from the Sudan conflict in the east, where every faction flits back and forth across the Chadian border. The north is run by warlords who fund their militias by trafficking people to the Libyan slave markets.
Shithole country.
Edit: Forgot to mention, the dictator's name is literally Déby.
Yeah, it even vaguely resembles the face (especially the hair). The Virgin Islands vs. The Chad Republic: https://files.catbox.moe/pbze49.png
As a kid I remember seeing it on the globe and remembering since I had a friend named Chad. Didn’t know about the details of the country
"And Tanzania has changed it's name to Debbie..."
It's a shame considering they were the victors in the great Toyota war that they couldn't really take that victory and use it as a cause to unify from.
Africa has some fun countries. Personally I've always been fond of Djibouti (Ja booty).
Yeah, it's definitely something I heard at least once from the Carmen Sandiego game show.
... HIT IT, BOYS!
https://youtu.be/ozYg8vDTmkc?si=_HEsCTVQaxCt96tJ
Terrible place to live, basically human trafficking to fund wars. They did have a general with a funny name, though I can’t recall it at this time.
Honestly, if you know anything about Chad, it's a rough place. These are a people who need a military dictatorship to try and fuck how bad the state is.
Ugh. That was the shit hole they tried to get us to raise money for in the 70s with the Halloween boxes., before Ethiopia became UNICEF's poster demo ... boy.
I wish the slangmasters had never used the name Chad, because between that and the fact that every Chad I've met was a dickweed, I have a very poor view of that name ...
In grade 9 some kids did a fundraising project to travel to Chad. This was like... 1978.
I learned a lot about Chad then nd subsequently too.
Like it was the only nation on Earth to have NO WATER in or next to it when it's big lake dried completely one year. It really is that barren.
They had to send all the money they raised to a charity, they were scamming the system & the teachers weren't dumb back in the day, eh? Lesson learned I hope!