Country
Sudan
Also Known As Republic of the Sudan
Northern Africa
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the southeast, and South Sudan to the south. Sudan was declared an independent state on 1 January 1956. Its capital is Khartoum. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Population2025 estimate. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearSudan was declared an independent state on 1 January 1956, ending the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan condominium of the United Kingdom and Egypt. Classification
Sovereignty Status Sudan
Connections
Associated With
Source Khartoum (Wikipedia)
Nubia, Regions Nubia runs from the Nile confluence near Khartoum in central Sudan.
Source Nubia (Wikipedia)
Held Differently
The Horn of Africa, Regions Why this is disputed. Wikipedia's Horn of Africa article states the peninsula proper is composed of Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Eritrea, and separately notes: Although not common, some broader geopolitical definitions include parts or all of Kenya and Sudan. Recorded here under the wider, less common classification.
Source Horn of Africa (Wikipedia)
Bordered By Water
Has Capital
Khartoum is the capital of Sudan.
Source Khartoum (Wikipedia)
Rivers Through Territory
Source Nile (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: Domestication of Sorghum, found there there.
- Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: Watermelon, found there there.
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Meroe, part of this there.
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Pyramids of Meroe, part of this there.
- Also in Arts and Music Atlas: Ibrahim El-Salahi, nationals include there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Jebel Barkal, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Jebel Uweinat, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Taka Mountains, found there there.
- Also in Education Atlas: Sudan University of Science and Technology, part of this there.
- Also in Education Atlas: University of Khartoum, part of this there.
- Also in Film and Media Atlas: The Vulture and the Little Girl, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Food and Drink Atlas: Njangsa, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Food and Drink Atlas: Sorghum, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Food and Drink Atlas: Tamarind, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Food and Drink Atlas: Watermelon, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Food and Drink Atlas: Watermelon Seed, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Health and Wellness Atlas: Sudan Expanded Programme on Immunization, found there there.
- Also in Health and Wellness Atlas: Sudan National Tuberculosis Control Programme, found there there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Burun languages, found there there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Gumuz, found there there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Hill Nubian languages, found there there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Kadu, found there there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Katla, found there there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Katla-Tima languages, found there there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Komuz languages, found there there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Saharan, found there there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Sara-Bongo-Bagirmi languages, found there there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Sudanese Arabic, part of this there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Constitution of Sudan, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Law of Sudan, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Legal system of Sudan, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Nemat Abdullah Khair, nationals include there.
- Also in Literature Atlas: Season of Migration to the North, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Addax, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Desert Locust, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Leishmania Donovani, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Leopard Tortoise, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Monterey Pine, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Red Sea Coral Reef, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Sahara Desert, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Sahel, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Spodoptera litura, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Xerus, found there there.
- Also in Political Atlas: Sudan, the same subject.
- Also in War and Military Atlas: Battle of Omdurman, found there there.
- Also in War and Military Atlas: Kingdom of Kush Army, found there there.
Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Sudan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox
Republic of the Sudan
Infobox, capital
Khartoum
Infobox, area
1,886,068 km2 (728,215 sq mi)
Demographics section, 2025
2025 estimate 51,767,437
History section, independence
On 1 January 1956, Sudan was declared an independent state.
Introduction
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the southeast, and South Sudan to the south.
View the Source Wikidata: Sudan
Nile (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationRivers Through Territory: The Nile, River Course sectionQuote, Rivers Through Territory: The Nile, River Course section
The two rivers meet at the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.
Khartoum (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Khartoum, Infobox, Country
Sudan
Has Capital: Khartoum, Lead section, capital fact
Khartoum, also spelled Khartum, is the capital and most populous city of Sudan as well as Khartoum State.
View the Source Horn of Africa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Horn of Africa, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: The Horn of Africa, Lead section
Although not common, some broader geopolitical definitions include parts or all of Kenya and Sudan.
Nubia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Nubia, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Nubia, Lead section
a region along the Nile river encompassing the area between the confluence of the Blue and White Niles (near Khartoum in central Sudan) and the First Cataract (south of Aswan in southern Egypt).
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