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Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea
Geographic coordinates: 15 00 N, 30 00 E
Map references: Africa
Area: 2,505,810 sq km
Area comparative: Slightly more than one-quarter the size of the US
Land boundaries: 7,687 km
Border Countries: Central African Republic 1,165 km, Chad 1,360 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 628 km, Egypt 1,273 km, Eritrea 605 km, Ethiopia 1,606 km, Kenya 232 km, Libya 383 km, Uganda 435 km
Coastline: 853 km
Climate: Tropical in South; Arid desert in North; Rainy season (April to October)
Terrain: Generally flat, Featureless plain; Mountains in East and West Elevation extremes: Lowest point - Red Sea 0 m. Highest point: Kinyeti 3,187 m
Natural resources: Petroleum; Small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold.
Irrigated land: 19,460 sq km (1993 est.).
Natural hazards: Dust storms.
Geography Note: Largest country in Africa; Dominated by the Nile and its tributaries
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Population: 34,475,690
Age structure:
0-14 years: 45% (male 7,941,909; female 7,614,225)
15-64 years: 53% (male 9,094,712; female 9,061,194)
65 years and over: 2% (male 423,389; female 340,261)
Population Growth Rate: 2.71%
Birth Rate: 39.34 births/1,000 population
Death Rate: 10.6 deaths/1,000 population
Net Migration Rate: -1.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Sex Ratio:
At Birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
Under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.24 male(s)/female
Total population: 1.03 male(s)/female
Infant Mortality Rate: 70.94 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total Population: 56.4 years
Male: 55.41 years
Female: 57.44 years
Total Fertility Rate: 5.58 children born/woman
Nationality:
Noun: Sudanese (singular and plural)
Adjective: Sudanese
Ethnic groups: Black 52%, Arab 39%, Beja 6%, Foreigners 2%, Other 1%
Religions: Sunni Muslim 70%, Indigenous Beliefs 25%, Christian 5%
Languages: Arabic, Nubian, Ta Bedawie, Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English
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Country Name:
Conventional Long Form: Republic of the Sudan
Conventional Short Form: Sudan
Local Long Form: Jumhuriyat as-Sudan
Local Short Form: As-Sudan
Former: Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Government Type: Transitional
Capital: Khartoum
Administrative Divisions: 26 States
Independence: 1 January 1956
National Holiday: Independence Day, 1 January
Legal System: Based on English Common Law and Islamic Law.
Executive Branch:
Chief of State: Lt. General Umar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir
First Vice President: Salva Kir
Mayardit
Second Vice President: Ali Uthman Muhammad Taha.
Foreign Minister: Dr. Lam Akol
Flag Description:
Three equal horizontal bands of red, white, and black with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist side.
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