Country Profile

               The Land and the People

The Sudan Map

Sudan, situated in Northeast Africa is a country of immense diversity that fascinates and intrigues most of its visitors from anthropologists and archeologists to historians and average travelers. It is a country that is unique and complex in its climate, politics, environment, languages, cultures, religion and ethnicities.

Location

Sudan is the third largest country on the African continent with a total area of 1,882,000 sq km. The country has international borders with 7 states : Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Chad and Libya. The River Nile traverses the country from South to North while the Red Sea washes about 550 miles of eastern coast making Sudan a bridge between Africa and the Middle East.

While the population of Sudan predominately descends from both indigenous African groups and Arabs, today most tribes in the country speak Arabic and the Arab culture predominates. Over 97% of the population of Sudan is Sunni Muslims with a small Christian minority.

Capital

Khartoum:

It lies at the confluence of two great rivers, the Blue Nile and the White Nile.

 

Climate

Sudan lies within the African tropical zone. Its climate varies from equatorial in its most southern parts, Savanna in the centre, and continental in the northern parts. The period from March to June is the hottest part of the year with temperatures of up to 42 degrees Celsius during the day and 27 degrees Celsius at night. But the temperature gradually begins to decline when it starts raining from July to October. From November to February, which is the best time of the year in the country, temperatures range between 16 to 30 degrees Celsius with beautiful warm sunshine during daytime hours.

Geographical map of Sudan UN

Land Boundaries

Total: 6,780 km

Egypt: 1,273 km

Eritrea: 636 km

Ethiopia: 727 km

South Sudan: 1,973 km

Central African Republic: 448 km

Official Name:           Republic of The Sudan        

Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council:   Lt. Gen. Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan

Independence:          1st January, 1956

Religions:                   Islam, Christianity and local beliefs.

Government:             Democratic

Total Area:                 1.882.000 Sq Km

GDP:                            $ 90 Billion (PPP), per Capita income $ 2,600 (PPP)

Population:               44.91M

Languages:                 Arabic and English

Money Curreny          Sudanese Pound (SDG)