N'Djamena (pronounced /ənʤəˈmeɪnə/, Arabic Niǧāmīnā نجامينا), population 721,000 (2005), is the capital of Chad, and also by far the country's largest city. A port on the Chari River, near the confluence with the Logone River, it directly faces the Cameroonian town of Kousséri, to which the city is connected by a bridge. It is also a special statute region, divided in 10 arondissements. It is a regional market for livestock, salt, dates, and grains. Meat processing is the chief industry.