 Sudan
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
15 00 N, 30 00 E |
| Area |
total: 2,505,810 sq km land: 2.376 million sq km water: 129,810 sq km |
| Climate |
tropical in south; arid desert in north; rainy season varies by region (April to November) |
| Terrain |
generally flat, featureless plain; mountains in far south, northeast and west; desert dominates the north |
| Population |
39,379,358 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English note: program of "Arabization" in process |
| Imports |
foodstuffs, manufactured goods, refinery and transport equipment, medicines and chemicals, textiles, wheat |
| Exports |
oil and petroleum products; cotton, sesame, livestock, groundnuts, gum arabic, sugar |
| Hazards |
dust storms and periodic persistent droughts |
| Resources |
petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower |
| Geography |
largest country in Africa; dominated by the Nile and its tributaries |
| Nationality |
noun: Sudanese (singular and plural) adjective: Sudanese |
| Capital |
name: Khartoum geographic coordinates: 15 36 N, 32 32 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.sd |
| Internet Users |
2.8 million (2005) |
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