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Est. Population:
36,729,501
Demonym:
Sudanese
Religions:
Muslim (90.0%)
Christian (5.0%)
Indigenous (5.0%)
Largest City:
Khartoum (1,974,647)
Other Cities:
Omdurman (1,200,000)
Port Sudan (489,725)
Kassala (401,477)
El Obeid (393,311)
Al Qadarif (363,945)
Region:
Northeastern Africa
Bodies of Water:
Red Sea (Northeast)
Total Area:
1,861,484 km2
Total Land:
6,751 km
Total Coastline:
853 km
Climate
Hot
Dry
Terrain:
Flat
Southern desert
Highest Point
Jabal Marrah (3,071 m)
Lowest Point
Sea Level
Natural Disasters
Droughts
Dust storms
Type:
Federal Republic
Head of State:
Leader of the Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok
Admin. Divisions
17 States
Independence:
1 January 1956 (from Egypt and the United Kingdom)
Nat'l Symbol:
Secretary bird
Nat'l Anthem:
Nahnu Djundulla Djundulwatan
GDP Per Capita
$4,300 (USD)
Currency
£ (Sudanese Pound)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = £ (Sudanese Pound)18.00
Internet Code
.sd
Telephone Code
+249
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https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/su.html (Majority of information)
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/SU (Ethnic and religious data)
http://bit.ly/2h3CPpv (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 2 December 2016