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Area covered
1.866 km million squared (Africa's 3rd largest country by area)
First language
Arabic - UNESCO
Leader
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan - Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan since 2021
GDP - Gross Domestic Product
$34.33 billion (2021) US = $51.95 billion AUS -World Bank
Capital
Khartoum
Currency
Sudanese pound (Worth about 0.0026 AUS $1)
What sea borders the northeast of Sudan?
The Red Sea
Life expectancy
65.61 years - 2020 (World Bank)
Major Export Partner Countries
United Arab Emirates, China, Saudi Arabia, India and Italy - OEC (The Observatory of Economic Complexity
Temperature (Weather)
Average annual temperatures between 26°C and 32°C, with summer temperatures in the north often exceeding 43°C -worldbank.org
The Nile
Major Exports
Gold, Ground Nuts, Other Oily Seeds, Crude Petroleum & Sheeps & Goats - OEC (The Observatory of Economic Complexity)
What 7 countries border Sudan?
Egypt (north), Eritrea & Ethiopia (both to the east), South Sudan (south), Central African Republic (southwest), Chad (west) and Libya (northwest).
Literacy Rate
60.7% in 2018 (Male 65.4% & Female 56.1%) - UNESCO
What year did Sudan become independent?
1956 (January 1) - Recognised by the British and Egyptian governments
Climate Change Policy
Committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 38% in energy sector, 45% in forestry sector and 20% in waste sector by 2030. (2022 - UNDP)
What year did Sudan split into two countries: Sudan and South Sudan?
2011 - Oxfam America. This happened after decades of civil war.