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Sudan is a vast country in north east Africa.

Sudan borders the Red Sea.

The land is mostly flat with desert in the north.

The geographical coordinates for the centre of Sudan, also known as lines of latitude and longitude, are:-
Latitude - 15 00N
Longitude - 30 00E

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sudan The Sudanese flag is three equal horizontal stripes of red at the top, white, and black with a green isosceles triangle based on the flagpole side. Red represents the struggle for freedom, white is the colour of peace, light, and love and black represents the people of Sudan. In Arabic Sudan means black. Green is the colour of Islam, agriculture, and prosperity

The capital of Sudan is Khartoum.

Sudan is at present (2019) in transition with regard to government. On 12 April 2019 a Transitional Military Council took over the running of the country.

In elections everyone over the age of 17 can vote.

The currency in Sudan is the Sudanese pound.

Arabic and English are the official languages.

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We have already written our own history of England but are asking schools in Sudan to provide us with a detailed history of their own country. Check how here.
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Land

The total land area of Sudan is 1,861,484 sq kms which is the 3rd largest in Africa.

Sudan has no lakes, rivers and canals.

Sudan has boundaries with 7 countries

  • South Sudan 2,158 kms
  • Chad 1,403 kms
  • Egypt 1,276 kms
  • Ethiopia 744 kms
  • Eritrea 682 kms
  • Libya 382 kms
  • Central African Republic 174 kms

Sudan has a coastline of 853 kms which is the 18th longest in Africa.

The highest point in Sudan is Jabal Marrah at 3,042 metres.

The pie chart below shows how the land is split between agricultural land (crops and pastures), forests and other, which can be towns, villages, desert or frozen waste called tundra. sudan
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People

The total population of Sudan is 43.21 million people, making it the 25th largest country in Africa by population.

Of this number 21.51 million are females and 21.70 million are males.

A person from Sudan is called Sudanese.

To be a citizen of Sudan, your father must be a citizen of Sudan. It is not sufficient to be born in Sudan. You have to live in Sudan for 10 years before you can begin to apply for citizenship.

The largest five cities in Sudan, by population are:-

  • Khartoum 1,974,647 people
  • Omdurman 1,200,000
  • Nyala 565,734
  • Port Sudan 489,725
  • Kassala 401,477
For each country we will give you a diagram showing the population density. This is the average number of people for each square kilometre. sudanEach little Owlbut is 1 person and the big yellow rectangle is 1 sq km. After a while you can compare countries and see which ones are the most crowded. Remember it is only an average as more people live closer together in towns and cities than in villages out in the country.

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34.6% of the people live in cities or towns.
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Life

The birth rate in Sudan is 34.2 births per 1,000 of population

The death rate in Sudan is 6.7 deaths per 1,000 people.

Check this against the birth rate. If the death rate is higher than the birth rate then the population will decrease unless immigrants arrive in the country.

There are 38.8 deaths of girls under 1 year per 1,000 of births and 49.2 deaths of boys.

The median age for females is 18.1 and for males is 17.7. The median age is that age which divides the population exactly in half so there are the same number of people above the median age as below it.

We have no figures for the average age of a woman when she has her first child.

The elderly dependency ratio is 6.3. This is the number of elderly people (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64).

The potential support ratio is 15.9. This is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.

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Sudan spends 8.4% of its total income on health care.

There are 0.41 doctors per 1,000 people.

There are 0.8 hospital beds per 1,000 people.

6.6% of the population are estimated as obese.

66.0% of the urban population and 50.2% of the rural population have drinking water that is either piped into their home or they have access to a public tap, a protected borehole, well, spring or protected rainwater collection facility.

43.9% of the urban population and 13.4% of the rural population have access to a flushing toilet that is connected to a sewer, a pit latrine (that is a permanent hole in the ground that is looked after) or a composting toilet.



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Sudan releases 14.0 million metric tons of carbon dioxide by burning fossil fuels in the process of producing and consuming energy. This puts it as the 9th highest in Africa.
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Education

Sudan spends 2.2% of its total income on education.

Children usually start school at age 6 in Sudan. Primary education is for eight years until age 14 and secondary education can continue till 17. This may be followed by further education at a university or college.

We are waiting for information about school terms in Sudan.

68.6% of females and 88.3% of males are able to read and write by the age of 15.

20.0% of all people aged between 16 and 24 are not in work. Among females 32.0% are unemployed while with males 16.0% can't find work.

The total number of people available for work in Sudan is 11.92 million.

sudanThey work in the following sectors.

  • Agriculture includes farming, fishing and forestry work
  • Industry includes mining, manufacturing, construction and energy workers
  • Services is everything else
19.6% of the workforce are unemployed.
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Travel



There are 16 paved airports in Sudan, which is the 15th highest number in Africa.
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There are 5,478 kilometres of railways in Sudan, the 3rd longest in Africa.
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There are 12,172 kilometres of roads in Sudan, which means Sudan is in 34th place for the most kilometres of roads in Africa.
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There are 4 major national newspapers in Sudan.

There are 28.64 million mobile phone users.

Less than 1% of the people have a fixed landline.

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10.29 million people have access to the internet at home via any device (computer or mobile).
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