Sudan

Republic of the Sudan
جمهورية السودان (Arabic)
Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān
Flag of Sudan
Flag
Emblem of Sudan
Emblem
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")
Sudan in dark green, disputed regions in light green.
Sudan in dark green, disputed regions in light green.
CapitalKhartoum
15°38′N 032°32′E / 15.633°N 32.533°E / 15.633; 32.533
Largest cityOmdurman
Official languages
  • Arabic
  • English
National languageSudanese Arabic
Ethnic groups
Demonym(s)Sudanese
GovernmentFederal presidential constitutional republic
• President
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Malik Agar
• Second Vice President
Shams al-Din Khabbashi
Osman Hussein (acting)
LegislatureTransitional 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
Neutral increase 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)Positive decrease 34.2[10]
medium
HDI (2019)Increase 0.510[11]
low · 170th
CurrencySudanese pound (SDG)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy
Driving sideright
Calling code+249
ISO 3166 codeSD
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.

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