Country Overview
Largest Cities
|
City
|
Population
|
Estimated
|
Khartoum
|
1,974,647
|
2020
|
Omdurman
|
1,200,000
|
2020
|
Port Sudan
|
489,725
|
2020
|
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
|
Ethiopia
|
1,606 km
|
Chad
|
1,360 km
|
Egypt
|
1,273 km
|
Central African Republic
|
1,165 km
|
Congo (DRC)
|
628 km
|
Eritrea
|
605 km
|
Uganda
|
435 km
|
Libya
|
383 km
|
Kenya
|
232 km
|
South Sudan
|
-1 km
|
Ethnic Divisions
|
African
|
52.00%
|
Arab
|
39.00%
|
Beja
|
6.00%
|
foreigners
|
2.00%
|
Other
|
1.00%
|
Religions
|
Sunni Muslim
|
70.00%
|
Indigenous beliefs
|
25.00%
|
Christian
|
5.00%
|
CountryWire
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