Chad’s national flag is composed of three vertical bands, which are a combination of the traditional Pan-African colours and those of the French flag, which it was ruled by before gaining independence. On the hoist side of the flag is the blue band, which is symbolistic of the vast blue sky that covers Chad as well as the hope of its people. In the centre is a yellow stripe, which is representative of the sun that shines over the nation. Finally, the red band on the right side of the flag portrays the unity and sacrifice of Chadians to make their country better. This flag was adopted on the 6^th of November 1959 and is almost identical to the flag of Romania.

Chad is an African nation located in the northern central region of the continent. It is a landlocked country, surrounded by the Central African Republic to the south, the nations of Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon to the west, Libya to the north and Sudan to the east. Chad has the fifth-largest area of all the countries in Africa at 1.284 million square kilometres. The nation is home to approximately 21.6 million people, with a large amount living in poverty. As Chad is ranked 187^th out of 189 countries on the Human Development Index. The capital city of Chad is N’Djamena. The official languages of Chad are French and Arabic. However, there are over 100 languages spoken in Chad, and more than 200 ethnic groups, giving it the name the ‘Babel Tower of the World’. The country's name derives from Lake Chad, which was the world’s largest freshwater lake in the 1960s, but has since shrunk by up to 95%, now making it the 17^th largest freshwater lake in the world.