Sudan
Africa · Capital: Khartoum · Population: 31,547,543
Country profile
Key facts
- Capital
- Khartoum
- Population
- 31,547,543
- Area
- 2,505,810
- Government
- transitional previously ruling military junta
- Population growth
- 3.48%
- Infant mortality
- 76
Overview
Open on world map →- Country code
- SUD
- Capital province
- al Khartum
- Independence
- —
- GDP
- 25,000
- Agriculture
- 33
- Industry
- 50
- Services
- 17
- Inflation
- 66
Economic and demographic values are reproduced from the legacy WorldMaps dataset.
Provinces & states
All in Sudan →| Name | Capital | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aali an Nil | Malakal | 1,599,605 | 238,792 |
| al Istiwaiyah | Juba | 1,406,181 | 197,969 |
| al Khartum | Khartoum | 1,802,299 | 28,165 |
| al Wusta | Wad Madani | 4,012,543 | 139,017 |
| ash Shamaliyah | ad Damir | 1,083,024 | 476,040 |
| ash Sharqiyah | Kassala | 2,208,209 | 334,074 |
| Bahr al Ghazal | Waw | 2,265,510 | 200,894 |
| Darfur | al Fasher | 3,093,699 | 508,684 |
| Kurdufan | al Ubayyid | 3,093,294 | 380,255 |
Cities
All cities →| City | Province | Population | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omdurman | al Khartum | 1,267,077 | — |
| Khartoum | al Khartum | 924,505 | 15.62, 32.55 |
| Khartoum North | al Khartum | 879,105 | — |
| Port Sudan | ash Sharqiyah | 305,385 | — |
| Kassala | ash Sharqiyah | 234,270 | — |
| Nyala | Darfur | 228,778 | — |
| al Ubayyid | Kurdufan | 228,096 | — |
| Wad Madani | al Wusta | 218,714 | — |
| al Qadarif | ash Sharqiyah | 189,384 | — |
| Juba | al Istiwaiyah | 114,980 | — |
| ad Damir | ash Shamaliyah | — | — |
| al Fasher | Darfur | — | — |
| Malakal | Aali an Nil | — | — |
| Waw | Bahr al Ghazal | — | — |
Religions
Organizations based here
Memberships
- African Development Bank regional member
- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries member
- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa member
- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development member
- Arab League member
- Arab Monetary Fund member
- Council of Arab Economic Unity member
- Customs Cooperation Council member
- Economic Commission for Africa member
- Food and Agriculture Organization member
- Group of 77 member
- Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development member
- International Atomic Energy Agency member
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development member
- International Civil Aviation Organization member
- International Criminal Police Organization member
- International Development Association Part II
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies member
- International Finance Corporation member
- International Fund for Agricultural Development Category III
- International Labor Organization member
- International Maritime Organization member
- International Monetary Fund member
- International Olympic Committee National Olympic Committee
- International Organization for Migration observer
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement National Society
- International Telecommunication Union member
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization member
- Islamic Development Bank member
- Nonaligned Movement member
- Organization of African Unity member
- Organization of the Islamic Conference member
- Permanent Court of Arbitration member
- United Nations member
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization member
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization member
- United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees member
- United Nations University member
- Universal Postal Union member
- World Federation of Trade Unions member
- World Health Organization member
- World Intellectual Property Organization member
- World Meteorological Organization member
- World Tourism Organization member
- World Trade Organization observer
Bordering countries
Natural features
Rivers
- Atbara ash Shamaliyah
- Atbara ash Sharqiyah
- Bahr el-Djebel Aali an Nil
- Bahr el-Djebel al Istiwaiyah
- Bahr el-Djebel Bahr al Ghazal
- Bahr el-Gasal Aali an Nil
- Bahr el-Gasal Bahr al Ghazal
- Blue Nile al Khartum
- Blue Nile al Wusta
- Nile al Khartum
- Nile ash Shamaliyah
- Pibor Aali an Nil
- Sobat Aali an Nil
- White Nile Aali an Nil
- White Nile al Khartum
- White Nile al Wusta