Country | Sudan |
Continent | Africa |
Location | 12.86280 N, 30.21760 E |
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Area | 1,886,068 km² |
Coastline | 530 miles |
Neighboring Countries | Eritrea Central African Republic Chad Uganda Djibouti Rwanda Burundi Somalia Yemen Libya Cameroon Jordan Israel Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo Palestine Tanzania Nigeria Lebanon Niger Cyprus |
Time Zone | EAT (UTC +3) |
Population | 42.251 million (2017) |
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Independence Day | January 1st, 1956 |
President of Sudan | Omar al-Bashir |
Prime Minister of Sudan | Bakri Hassan Saleh |
First Vice President of Sudan | Bakri Hassan Saleh |
Second Vice President of Sudan | Hassabu Mohamed Abdalrahman |
National Anthem | ‘’Nahnu Jund Allah, Jund Al-watan (We are the Soldiers of God, the Soldiers of the Nation)’’ |
Motto | ‘’An-Nasr Iana (Victory is Ours)’’ |
National Bird | Secretary Bird |
National Dish | Kajaik |
National Sport | Football |
National Dance | Sudanese Dance |
National Language | Arabic English |
Seasons in Sudan | Rainy Season Summer Season Winter Season |
Prestigious Awards of Sudan | Civilian Awards – Queen’s Sudan Medal, Operational Service Medal Literature Award – Caine Prize Cinema Award – Sudan Independent Film Festival |
Religion | Islam (97%) African Traditional Religion (1.5%) Christianity (1.5%) |
Average Marriage age in Sudan | 29.1 years for men and 22.7 years for women |
Capital | Khartoum (150 38’N 032032’E) |
Number of States | 18 States |
Largest State | Khartoum |
Smallest State | Blue Nile |
Number of Cities | 61 Cities |
Largest City | Khartoum |
Literacy rate | 83.3% (males) 68.6% (females) |
Type of Government | Presidential System |
GDP | PPP – $186.715 billion (2017) Nominal – $115.874 billion (2017) |
GDP per capita | $4,578 (2017) |
Currency | Sudanese pound (SDG) |
Calling Code | +249 |
Internet TLD | .sd سودان. |
ISO 3166 code | SD |
Festivals | Mawlid an-Nabi Sham Al Nassim the Spring Holiday Eid al-Adha Sufi Holiya Festival |
Historic Monuments | The Island of Meroe Old Dongola Sheikh Hamad-el Nil Tomb Suakin Dinder National Park |
Protected Areas | 3 National Parks |
Longest River | Nile River |
Longest Bridge | Omdurman Bridge |
Largest Lake | Lake Nasser |
Largest Island | Tuti Island |
Highest Mountain | Deriba Caldera |
Biggest Dam | Merowe Dam |
Biggest Waterfall | Limunsudan Falls |
Tallest Building | Lanko International Conference & Exhibition Tower D |
Richest person of Sudan | Mohammed Ibrahim |
Best places to visit in Sudan | Meroe Suakin Khartoum Kerma Dinder National Park Sanganeb National Park Port Sudan Omdurman North Khartoum Arkawit Tawkar Jebel Marra Kassala Naqa Wadi Halfa |
Official Website | http://sudan.gov.sd/index.php/ar |
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