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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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|
City
|
Population
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Estimated
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Khartoum
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1,974,647
|
2020
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|
Omdurman
|
1,200,000
|
2020
|
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Port Sudan
|
489,725
|
2020
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Population: |
56,291,816 |
| Area Total: |
2,505,810km2 |
| Area Land: |
2,376,000km2 |
| Coast Line: |
853km |
| Capital: |
Khartoum |
| Climate: |
Tropical in south; arid desert
in north; rainy season (April
to October). |
| Languages: |
Arabic (official)
Nubian
Ta Bedawie
Diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic,
Sudanic languages, English |
| Currency: |
1 Sudanese pound (£Sd$) = 100 piastres |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day is 1 January (1956), Unity Day is 3 March |
Average Daily Temperature
|
| January: |
°C / 73.00°F |
| July: |
°C / 85.50°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 12.9" |
Boundaries
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Ethiopia
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1,606 km
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Chad
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1,360 km
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Egypt
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1,273 km
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Central African Republic
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1,165 km
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Congo (DRC)
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628 km
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Eritrea
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605 km
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Uganda
|
435 km
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Libya
|
383 km
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Kenya
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232 km
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South Sudan
|
-1 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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African
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52.00%
|
|
Arab
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39.00%
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Beja
|
6.00%
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|
foreigners
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2.00%
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Other
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1.00%
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Religions
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Sunni Muslim
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70.00%
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Indigenous beliefs
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25.00%
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Christian
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5.00%
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CountryWire
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