| SUDAN Updated 07/28/10 |
Republic of Sudan is located in the north of the African Continent, with a population of 41,980,182, making it the 29th
largest national population. Its capital and largest city is Khartoum with a total population of 2,207,794. The country
encompasses 2,505,810 square kilometers making it the 10th largest country in total area. It shares boundaries with
Egypt, The Red Sea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic,
Chad and Libya.
President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir is recognized as the Chief of State and Head of Government and achieves
that status through popular vote for four years. Under a 1995 Comprehensive Peace Agreement, presidential elections
were suspended and President al-Bashir held his post for an additional five years however elections were held for first
Vice President and Vice President in August and September of 2005. 1st Vice President Salva Kiir Mayardit and Vice
President Ali Osman Taha achieved that status through popular vote from elections in both Sudan and South Sudan
and hold those positions for four years. Its form of government is a Government of National Unity, a power-sharing
government under the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the Government of National Unity
(GNU) - the National Congress Party (NCP) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and they celebrate the
creation of their constitution on 12th of April 1973 which has been suspended numerous times. Under the terms of the
Comprehensive Peace agreement, Sudan tentatively operates under two Constitutional structures- the Interim National
Constitution ratified 5 July 2005 and the Constitution of Southern Sudan signed December 2005.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are Arabic, Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-
Hamitic, Sudanese languages and English though a program of “Arabization” is in progress. It counts among its major
religions Sunni Muslim, indigenous beliefs and Christian. As sources of mass communication it has 12 AM, 1 FM, 1
Short Wave and, 3 Television stations.
Major geographical features are Kinyeti, its highest point at 3,187 meters and Red Sea, its lowest point at 0 meters. Its
principal waterways are White Nile, Blue Nile, Nile River and the Red Sea, which measures 4,968 kilometers.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are oil, cotton grinning, textiles,
cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, armaments and automobile/ light
truck assembly. Its official currency is Sudanese Dinar.
Here’s something you may not know about Sudan. Bilad al-Sudan was the original name of Sudan, which means,
“Place of the Black People” in Arabic.
largest national population. Its capital and largest city is Khartoum with a total population of 2,207,794. The country
encompasses 2,505,810 square kilometers making it the 10th largest country in total area. It shares boundaries with
Egypt, The Red Sea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic,
Chad and Libya.
President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir is recognized as the Chief of State and Head of Government and achieves
that status through popular vote for four years. Under a 1995 Comprehensive Peace Agreement, presidential elections
were suspended and President al-Bashir held his post for an additional five years however elections were held for first
Vice President and Vice President in August and September of 2005. 1st Vice President Salva Kiir Mayardit and Vice
President Ali Osman Taha achieved that status through popular vote from elections in both Sudan and South Sudan
and hold those positions for four years. Its form of government is a Government of National Unity, a power-sharing
government under the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the Government of National Unity
(GNU) - the National Congress Party (NCP) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and they celebrate the
creation of their constitution on 12th of April 1973 which has been suspended numerous times. Under the terms of the
Comprehensive Peace agreement, Sudan tentatively operates under two Constitutional structures- the Interim National
Constitution ratified 5 July 2005 and the Constitution of Southern Sudan signed December 2005.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are Arabic, Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-
Hamitic, Sudanese languages and English though a program of “Arabization” is in progress. It counts among its major
religions Sunni Muslim, indigenous beliefs and Christian. As sources of mass communication it has 12 AM, 1 FM, 1
Short Wave and, 3 Television stations.
Major geographical features are Kinyeti, its highest point at 3,187 meters and Red Sea, its lowest point at 0 meters. Its
principal waterways are White Nile, Blue Nile, Nile River and the Red Sea, which measures 4,968 kilometers.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are oil, cotton grinning, textiles,
cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, armaments and automobile/ light
truck assembly. Its official currency is Sudanese Dinar.
Here’s something you may not know about Sudan. Bilad al-Sudan was the original name of Sudan, which means,
“Place of the Black People” in Arabic.
| The Blue Nile which flows into Sudan from Ethiopia |
| Grown elephant in Southern Sudan |
| Camels in the Nubian Desert of Northern Sudan |
| Khartoum- Sudan's capital and largest city |
| Ruin of the Kingdom of Kush at Meroe in the Nubian Desert |
| The Libyan Desert on Sudan's border with Libya |
| The Sahara |
| The Nile River as it flows through Sudan towards Egypt |
| Sudan's easternmost point on the Red Sea and border with Eritrea |
Sudan is a big place, the biggest country in Africa. But sadly they are at war and there was
so much damage done. People are trying to stop this and one of them I happen to know. My
cousin Marie, whom I saw for the first time at Grand Dad Allen's funeral, works for Africa
Action in Washington D.C., trying to help stop the war. All this fighting makes me sad, all the
places with AIDS makes me weep and I think you should know this. Sudan also has AIDS
and now please I beg you and trust you to go and try and help. Please, you will be famous to
me if you go.
so much damage done. People are trying to stop this and one of them I happen to know. My
cousin Marie, whom I saw for the first time at Grand Dad Allen's funeral, works for Africa
Action in Washington D.C., trying to help stop the war. All this fighting makes me sad, all the
places with AIDS makes me weep and I think you should know this. Sudan also has AIDS
and now please I beg you and trust you to go and try and help. Please, you will be famous to
me if you go.
5 Suitcases = Let's Go Now!
4 Suitcases = Put This One On the List
3 Suitcases = May Be Worth Checking Out
2 Suitcases = So Many Other Places To See
1 Suitcase = Well, I'll Go If I Have To
4 Suitcases = Put This One On the List
3 Suitcases = May Be Worth Checking Out
2 Suitcases = So Many Other Places To See
1 Suitcase = Well, I'll Go If I Have To
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| The White Nile which flows into Sudan from Uganda |
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| Kinyat- Sudan's highest point near the Ugandan border |
| Bentiu oil refinery in Central Sudan |
| Camel Guards on Sudan's border with Chad |
| Wadi Halifa Ferry on Sudan's Lake Nubia also known as Lake Nasser in Egypt |
| Um Dukhun- a village that straddles the Sudan-Chad border near the border with Central African Republic |
| Village of Yei on Sudan's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| The White Nile at Nimule- Sudan's southernmost point on the border with Uganda |
| Mandari cow herder and son in the Ilemi Triangle on Sudan's border with Kenya |
| Refugee camp at Al Junaynah in Darfur- Sudan's westernmost point on the border with Chad |
| Kurmuk on Sudan's border with Ethiopia |
| Kassala on Sudan's border with Eritrea |
| Port Sudan on the Red Sea- Sudan's lowest point |
| South of Hal'ib- Sudan's northernmost point on the border with Egypt in an area claimed and administered by Sudan |
| Adult Prevalence Rate: People Living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS Deaths: |
1.4% (2007 est.)
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