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Sudan, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Khartoum, capital city of Sudan

Image of Khartoum, capital city of Sudan

Sudan Flag

Flag of Sudan

Sudan is a country located in the Northern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent, member of OPEC+.

Easy learning about Sudan

Sudan is located in Northern Africa
Africa Continent
Member of OPEC+
Sudan has a population of 50,042,791 inhabitants
(2023 UN data)
Inhabitants of Sudan are called Sudanese
The country’s total area is 1,861,484 Km2
( 1,156,670 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank162
Global Peace Index Score3
Human Development Index (HDI) Sudan HDI ranks in position nº 170 worldwide
Low Human Development
HDI of 0.516 (0.4 to 1)
(2022 data from UNDP)
Sudan’s passport allows visa-free entry to 43 countries
Sudan passport ranks in position nº 93 in the world
(2025 HP Index data)
Sudan GDP per capita is $625 USD
(2025 estimated data from IMF)
Sudan ’s LGBTI legal status Same-sex sexual acts are illegal
(2025 ILGA data)
Sudan EPI (English Proficiency Index) is classified as Very low proficiency in English
has a score of 432
ranks 99th worldwide
(2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude 15° 00' N, 30° 00' E
Open in Google Maps
Sudan Capital cityKhartoum
Neighbouring countriesSouth Sudan, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Libya, Central African Republic.
Sudan Climatehot and dry; arid desert; rainy season varies by region (April to November)
Most predominant religionSunni Muslim, small Christian minority
Currency name & code Pound (SDG)
Internet ccTLD.sd
Sudan calling code+249

Sudan administrative divisions

18 states (wilayat)
  1. Blue Nile
  2. Central Darfur
  3. East Darfur
  4. Gedaref
  5. Gezira
  6. Kassala
  7. Khartoum
  8. North Darfur
  9. North Kordofan
  10. Northern
  11. Red Sea
  12. River Nile
  13. Sennar
  14. South Darfur
  15. South Kordofan
  16. West Darfur
  17. West Kordofan
  18. White Nile
The peace Agreement signed in October 2020 included a provision to establish a system of governance to restructure the country's current 18 provinces/states into regions

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