The Sudan
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Republic of the Sudan |
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Anthem:
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Sudan in dark green, disputed regions in light green.
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| Capital and largest city |
Khartoum 15°38′N 032°32′E / 15.633°N 32.533°E |
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| Official languages | |||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
| Demonym | Sudanese | ||||
| Government | Dominant-party federal semi-presidential republic | ||||
| Omar al-Bashir | |||||
| Bakri Hassan Saleh | |||||
| Bakri Hassan Saleh | |||||
| Hassabu Mohamed Abdalrahman | |||||
| Legislature | National Legislature | ||||
| Council of States | |||||
| National Assembly | |||||
| Formation | |||||
| 3500 BC | |||||
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| 1820 | |||||
| 1899 | |||||
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• Independence (from the United Kingdom and Egypt)
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1 January 1956 | ||||
| 9 January 2005 | |||||
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• Secession of South Sudan
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15 January 2011 | ||||
| Area | |||||
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• Total
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1,886,068 km2 (728,215 sq mi) (15th) | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 2015 estimate
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40,235,000 (35th) | ||||
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• 2008 census
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30,894,000 (disputed) | ||||
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• Density
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21.3/km2 (55.2/sq mi) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$186.715 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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$4,578 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$115.874 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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$2,841 | ||||
| Gini (2009) | 35.3 medium |
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| HDI (2015) |
 0.490low · 165th |
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| Currency | Sudanese pound (SDG) | ||||
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) | ||||
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy | ||||
| Drives on the | right | ||||
| Calling code | +249 | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | SD | ||||
| Internet TLD | .sd, سودان. | ||||
Sudan (Arabic: السودان as-Sūdān, English pronunciation (US) 
i/suˈdæn/, (GB) /suːˈdɑːn/), also known as North Sudan since South Sudan's independence and officially the Republic of the Sudan (Arabic: جمهورية السودان Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northern Africa. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea, Eritrea, and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west and Libya to the northwest. It is the third largest country in Africa. The River Nile divides the country into eastern and western halves. Before the Sudanese Civil War, South Sudan was part of Sudan but broke away in 2011. Its predominant religion is Islam.
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