Where is Sudan?
About Sudan
The Land
The People
Life and Death
Health, Energy and the Environment
Education and Work
Travel, Communication and the Media
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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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
We have already written our own history of England but are asking schools in Sudan to provide us with a detailed history of
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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
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 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:-
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.
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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.
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.
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.
They work in the following sectors.
There are 16 paved airports in Sudan, which is the 15th highest number in Africa.
There are 5,478 kilometres of railways in Sudan, the 3rd longest in Africa.
There are 12,172 kilometres of roads in Sudan, which means Sudan is in 34th place for the most kilometres of roads in Africa.