Sudan

Africa · Northern Africa

Sudan

Republic of the Sudan
Africa · Northern Africa · Capital: Khartoum

Quick facts about Sudan

Official name	Republic of the Sudan
Capital	Khartoum
Continent & subregion	Africa · Northern Africa
Population	50,042,791 people (world rank 30)
Area	1,886,068 km²
Density	27 people/km²
Share of world population	0.62% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$39.9 billion
Urbanisation	34.8% urban population
Life expectancy	66.3 years
Currency	Sudanese pound (PT) — SDG
Languages	Arabic, English
Internet domain	`.sd`
Calling code	+249
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$797 · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	4.3 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	44 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0.4 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	12% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Sudan did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Central African Republic Chad Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Libya South Sudan

The geographic position is roughly 15°, 30°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.