| BACKGROUND |
| Official Name of the Country |
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| National Anthem |
| We Are the Army of God and of Our Land |
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| National Day |
1 January |
| Capital City |
Khartoum |
| Other Major Cities |
Omdurman, Khartoum North, Nyala, Bur Sudan |
| Official Language(s) |
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| GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE |
| Location and Geographic Coordinates |
| (15 00 N, 30 00 E) north-eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea |
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| Total Area |
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| Total Land Area |
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| Total Water Area |
129,810 km² |
| Land Boundaries |
6,819 km |
| Border Countries |
| 7 border countries: Central African Republic (174 km); Chad (1,403 km); Egypt (1,276 km); Eritrea (682 km); Ethiopia (744 km); Libya (382 km); South Sudan (2,158 km) |
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| Coastline |
853 km |
| Climate and Weather |
The winter rainfall together with the high humidity of the Red Sea makes the coastal area a distinct climatic type and the Jabel Marra mountain range (+ 3000 m) in western Sudan enjoys much higher rainfall than the surrounding low land and may even experience freezing temperature during winter. Mean annual temperature varies between 26-32°C except for the highlands of the Imatonge in the extreme south Jabel Marra in the west and the Red Sea mountains. |
| SOCIETY AND DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Nationality |
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| Human Development Index |
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| Human Development Index Rank |
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| Population, Total |
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| Growth Rate of Population, Annual |
2.6 Percent (2023) |
| Total Fertility Rate |
4.32 Births per Woman (2023) |
| Population Density, per km2 |
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| Adult Literacy Rate |
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| ECONOMY AND SECTORS |
| Rate of Exchange, per USD, End of Period |
| 578.17 National Currency Units (2022) |
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| GDP, Current Prices |
| 36,729,439,159 USD (2022) |
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| GDP per Capita (Current Prices) |
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| Government Expenditure on Education, % of GDP |
0 () |
| Current Health Expenditure, % of GDP |
2.84 Percent (2021) |
| Unemployment Rate, Ages 15+, Both Sexes |
20.8 Percent (2024) |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Inward Flows (Current Prices in Millions) |
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| ODA: Total, Net (Current Prices in Millions) |
1,558 USD (2022) |
| Merchandise Exports |
5,148,540,010 USD (2023) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners |
UAE, Macao, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, India |
| Merchandise Imports |
7,190,589,805 USD (2023) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners |
Macao, UAE, India, Egypt, Türkiye |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports |
3,349,701,503 USD (2023) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners (in the OIC) |
UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Türkiye, Indonesia |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports |
2,672,006,379 USD (2023) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners (in the OIC) |
UAE, Egypt, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia |
| Natural Resources |
Petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold; hydropower |
| Main Agricultural Products |
Whole fresh cow milk; Indigenous sheep meat; Indigenous cattle meat; Groundnuts with shell; Sorghum; Whole fresh goat milk |
| LOGISTIC |
| Time Zones |
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| Country Code |
249 |
| Electricity |
230 V, C / D |
| Emergency Numbers |
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| Police |
112 |
| Ambulance |
112 |
| Fire |
112 |
| LINK |
| Presidency |
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| Prime Ministry |
http://www.sudan.gov.sd |
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http://www.parliament.gov.sd |
| Second Chamber |
http://www.councilofstates.gov.sd |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources |
http://www.sudagric.net |
| Ministry of Culture and Information |
http://www.sudan-tourism.gov.sd |
| Ministry of Education |
http://moekh.gov.sd |
| Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning |
http://www.mof.gov.sd |
| Ministry of Health |
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| Ministry of Interior |
http://www.moi.gov.sd |
| Ministry of Social Development and Labour |
http://www.hrl.gov.sd |
| Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation |
http://wre.gov.sd |
| National Statistical Office |
http://www.cbs.gov.sd |
| Central Bank / Monetary Authority |
http://www.cbos.gov.sd/ |
| Higher Education Authority |
http://www.mohe.gov.sd |
