Sudan

The Sudan is also a geographic region, part of which lies in the country of Sudan.

Republic of Sudan
Jumhuriyat as-Sudan
جمهورية السودان

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National motto: ?
Official language	Arabic
Capital	Khartoum
President	Lt. Gen. Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 10th 2,505,810 km² 5%
Population  - Total  - Density	Ranked 32th 38,114,160 (July 2003 est.) 15/km²
Independence  - Date	From Egypt and the United Kingdom January 1, 1956
Currency	Sudanese dinar (SDD)
Time zone	UTC +2
National anthem	?
Internet TLD	.SD
Calling Code	249

Sudan is a country in northeast Africa. The capital is Khartoum. It borders Egypt to the north, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, Kenya and Uganda to the southeast, Congo and the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, and Libya to the northwest.

Table of contents

1 History 2 Politics 3 States 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture 8 Miscelleanous topics 9 See also

History

Politics

• Presidents of Sudan

Geography

• List of cities in Sudan

Demographics

Culture

• Music of Sudan
• List of writers from Sudan

• Communications in Sudan
• Transportation in Sudan
• Military of Sudan
• Foreign relations of Sudan
• List of cities in Sudan

Map of Sudan

See also

• Human rights issues in Sudan