ONEZ .com
Learning about the World
ONEZ 9 Travel 9 The World 9 by Continent 9 Africa 9 East Africa 9 Sudan, Africa

Sudan, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.

Khartoum, capital city of Sudan

Image of Khartoum, capital city of Sudan

Sudan is a Northeast African country rich in agricultural resources, significant gold production, and renewable energy potential, strategically located along vital Red Sea trade routes.
Sudan in one word would be “Nubia,” meaning ancient kingdom.

Sudan Flag

Flag of Sudan

Sudan armorial

armorial of Sudan

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

Easy learning about Sudan

The capital city of Sudan is Khartoum.

Sudan is located in Northern Africa
Africa Continent
Member of OPEC+
Sudan has a population of 50,042,791 inhabitants
within a total area of 1,861,484 Km2
(1,156,670 sq mi)
(2023 UN data)
Sudan’s Global Peace Index (GPI) 162 (world rank position)
GPI scale of 3.33
This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is...
(2024 data from GPI)
Human Development Index (HDI) Sudan HDI ranks in position nº 176 worldwide
HDI of 0.511 (0.4 to 1)
(2023 data from UNDP)
Sudan’s passport allows visa-free entry to 43 countries
Sudan passport ranks 93rd 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
has a score of 432
ranks 99th worldwide
(2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude 15° 00' N, 30° 00' E
Open in Google Maps
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

ONEZ World Map

This map allows you to zoom, hover over a country to identify it, and click to view its article.

Take a look at the list of articles in my personal blog
...or head straight for the next reading

If for some reason you're feeling bored on this page, go travel and find out more about the world’s countries!