{"id":16769,"date":"2019-12-15T07:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T11:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/?p=16769"},"modified":"2019-12-14T11:53:13","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T15:53:13","slug":"what-are-the-key-facts-of-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/geography\/what-are-the-key-facts-of-sudan\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the Key Facts of Sudan?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Map of Sudan which lies in the continent of Africa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Official Name<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Republic of the Sudan<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Continent<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Africa<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Capital<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Khartoum<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Largest City<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Khartoum<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Coordinates<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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15.000000, 30.000000<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Area<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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728,215 sq. mi (1,886,068 sq. km)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Land Boundaries<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4,237 mi (6,819 km)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Coastline<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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530 mi (853 km)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Currency<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sudanese pound (SDG)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Neighboring Countries<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Egypt, Libya, Chad, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea
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Maritime neighbor: Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Population<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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41,592,539 (2019 est.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Official Languages<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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English and Arabic<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Major Religion<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Islam<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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National Day<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1 January (Independence Day)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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National Anthem<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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“Nahnu Djundulla Djundulwatan”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Form of Government<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Presidential republic<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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President<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Vacant (as of 2019)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Sovereignty Council Chairman<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Prime Minister<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Abdalla Hamdok<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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GDP per capita (PPP)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$ 4,759.3 (World Bank, 2018) <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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GDP per capita (nominal)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$ 977.3 (World Bank, 2018)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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HDI<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.508 (2018), Rank: 168<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Literacy Rate (%)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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60.7 (UNESCO, 2018)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Space Agency<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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NA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Military Expenditure Ranking<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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71 (SIPRI, 2018)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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No. of Olympic Medals <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1 (as of 2018)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Driving Side <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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right<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Calling Code<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+249<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Time Zone<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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UTC+2 (CAT)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Internet TLD<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Where is Sudan?<\/h2>\n

Sudan is a north-east African country located between Eritrea and Egypt. It borders the Red Sea (to the northeast).<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the Geography of Sudan?<\/h3>\n

Sudan has a total area of 1,886,068 sq. km (728,215 sq. mi) out of which 1,731,671 sq. km (668,602 sq. mi) is land area and 129,813 sq. km (50,121 sq. mi) is the water area.<\/span><\/p>\n

It has a 6,819 km (4,237 mi) long land boundary, which is shared with seven neighbouring countries:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n