Republic of the Sudan | |
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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") | |
Capital | Khartoum 15°38′N 032°32′E / 15.633°N 32.533°E |
Largest city | Omdurman |
Official languages |
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National language | Sudanese Arabic |
Ethnic groups | |
Demonym(s) | Sudanese |
Government | Federal presidential constitutional republic |
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan | |
Malik Agar | |
• Second Vice President | Shams al-Din Khabbashi |
Osman Hussein (acting) | |
Legislature | Transitional 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 |
Area | |
• Total | 1,886,068 km2 (728,215 sq mi) (15th) |
Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 44,909,353[4] (33rd) |
• 2008 census | 30,894,000 (disputed)[5] |
• Density | 21.3/km2 (55.2/sq mi) (202nd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $177.678 billion[6] |
• Per capita | $4,232[7] |
GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $33.903 billion[8] |
• Per capita | $808[9] |
Gini (2014) | 34.2[10] medium |
HDI (2019) | 0.510[11] low · 170th |
Currency | Sudanese pound (SDG) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +249 |
ISO 3166 code | SD |
Internet TLD | .sd سودان. |
Sudan is a country in Africa. The official name of Sudan is The Republic of the Sudan. Its capital and largest city is Khartoum.
İslam is its largest religion.