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Republic of the Sudan
جمهورية السودان (Arabic)
Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān
Motto: النصر لنا (Arabic)
an-Naṣr lanā
"Victory is Ours"
Anthem: نحن جند الله، جند الوطن (Arabic)
Naḥnu jund Allah, jund al-waṭan
(English: "We Are the Soldiers of God, the Soldiers of the Nation")
Sudan in dark green, disputed regions in light green.
Sudan in dark green, disputed regions in light green.
CapitalKhartoum
15°38′N032°32′E / 15.633°N 32.533°E / 15.633; 32.533
Largest cityOmdurman
Official languages
Ethnic groups
Demonym(s)Sudanese
GovernmentFederalprovisional government
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Abdalla Hamdok
LegislatureTransitional Legislative Council
Formation
1070 BC
1885
1899
• Independence and end of the Anglo-Egyptian rule
1 January 1956
• Secession of South Sudan
9 July 2011
11 April 2019
4 August 2019
Area
• Total
1,886,068 km2 (728,215 sq mi) (15th)
Population
• 2021 estimate
Increase44,909,353 [5] (33rd)
• 2008 census
30,894,000 (disputed)[6]
• Density
21.3/km2 (55.2/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2018 estimate
• Total
$177.678 billion[7]
• Per capita
$4,232[8]
GDP (nominal)2018 estimate
• Total
$33.903 billion[9]
• Per capita
$808[10]
Gini (2014)Positive decrease 34.2[11]
medium
HDI (2019)Increase 0.510[12]
low · 170th
CurrencySudanese pound (SDG)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy
Driving sideright
Calling code+249
ISO 3166 codeSD
Internet TLD.sd
سودان.

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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