Outline of Sudan
Overview of and topical guide to Sudan
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Sudan – North Eastern African state, bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the southeast, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west and Libya to the northwest. Internally, the river Nile divides the country into eastern and western regions. The population of Sudan is a combination of indigenous African inhabitants and descendants of migrants from the Arabian Peninsula. The overwhelming majority of the population today adhere to Islam.
General reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Sudan
- Official English country name: The Republic of Sudan
- Common endonym(s): As-Sudan السودان
- Official endonym(s): Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān جمهورية السودان (Arabic)
- Adjectival(s): Sudanese
- Demonym(s): Sudanese
- ISO country codes: SD, SDN, 736
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SD
- Internet country code top-level domain: .sd
Geography of Sudan
- Sudan is: a country
- Location
- Sudan is situated within the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Africa
- North Africa
- East Africa
- partially within the Sahara Desert
- Greater Middle East
- Time zone: East Africa Time (UTC+03)
- Extreme points of Sudan
- Land boundaries: 6,751 km
- Sudan is situated within the following regions:
Ethiopia 769 km
Chad 1,360 km
Egypt 1,273 km
Central African Republic 175 km
Eritrea 605 km
Libya 383 km
South Sudan 1 937 km
- Coastline: Red Sea 853 km
- Population of Sudan: 30,894,000 (2008) - 32nd most populous country
- Area of Sudan: 1,886,068 km2
- Atlas of Sudan
Environment of Sudan
Natural geographic features of Sudan
- Glaciers in Sudan: none [1]
- Mountains of Sudan
- Rivers of Sudan
- World Heritage Sites in Sudan
Regions of Sudan
Regions of Sudan
Ecoregions of Sudan
Administrative divisions of Sudan
Administrative divisions of Sudan
States of Sudan
Districts of Sudan
The States of Sudan are subdivided into 133 districts.
Demography of Sudan
Government and politics of Sudan
- Form of government: authoritarian democracy
- Capital of Sudan: Khartoum
- Elections in Sudan
- Political parties in Sudan
Branches of the government of Sudan
Executive branch of the government of Sudan
Legislative branch of the government of Sudan
- Parliament of Sudan (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Sudan
- Lower house: House of Commons of Sudan
Judicial branch of the government of Sudan
Court system of Sudan
Foreign relations of Sudan
Membership in international organizations
The Republic of Sudan is a member of:[2]
Law and order in Sudan
Law of Sudan
Military of Sudan
- Command
- Forces
Local government in Sudan
Local government in Sudan
History of Sudan
- Timeline
- Pre-independence governors
- Pre and early history
- Medieval
- Islamization
- Turkish occupation
- Mahdiyya
- Anglo-Egyptian occupation
- Independent Sudan
- Nimeiry Era
- First Transitional Military Council
- Kezan/Bashir Era
- United Nations Mission
- 2019–2021 transition to democracy
- Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
Culture of Sudan
Visual and performing arts in Sudan
General culture of Sudan
Sports in Sudan
Displacement
Economy and infrastructure of Sudan
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 66th (sixty-sixth)
- Agriculture in Sudan
- Banking in Sudan
- Communications in Sudan
- Companies of Sudan
- Currency of Sudan: Pound
- ISO 4217: SDG
- Energy in Sudan
- Health care in Sudan
- Mining in Sudan
- Postage stamps and postal history of Sudan
- Tourism in Sudan
- Transport in Sudan
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