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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
Capital
Khartoum 2
Population
51,767,437 2
2025 estimate.
Population Estimate Year
2025 2
Area (sq km)
1,886,068 2
Independence or Founding Year
1956 2
Sudan was declared an independent state on 1 January 1956, ending the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan condominium of the United Kingdom and Egypt.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Low 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Sudan

Cities

Connections

Associated With

Khartoum, Cities
Source Khartoum (Wikipedia)
Nile Basin, Landforms
Nubia, Regions

Nubia runs from the Nile confluence near Khartoum in central Sudan.

Source Nubia (Wikipedia)
The Sahel, Regions

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

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Central African Republic
Ethiopia, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Ethiopia
South Sudan, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: South Sudan

Has Capital

Khartoum, Cities

Khartoum is the capital of Sudan.

Source Khartoum (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

Source Nile (Wikipedia)
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Source Nemat Abdullah Khair - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Nemat Abdullah Mohamed Khair (Arabic: نعمات عبدالله محمد خير; other transliterations: Neemat, Nimat, Abdallah; born 1957) is a Sudanese judge of the Sudanese Supreme Court who became Chief Justice of Sudan (head of the Sudanese judiciary) on 10 October 2019 until 15 May 2021.

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Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: SudanGovernment, Executive branch, chief of state
Quote, Government, Executive branch, chief of state
General Abd-al-Fattah al-BURHAN Abd-al-Rahman (since 11 November 2021)

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Source Kamil Idris (Wikipedia)Leadtier 2
Quote, Lead
Kamil El-Tayeb Idris Abdelhafiz (Arabic: كامل الطيب إدريس, romanized: Kamil Altayib 'Iidris; born 26 August 1954) is a Sudanese politician and civil servant who has been the 16th prime minister of Sudan since 2025.

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Source Salva Kiir (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 13 September 1951) is a South Sudanese politician who has served as the President of South Sudan since its independence on 9 July 2011.

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Source Ismail Ahmed Ismail (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Sudanese middle-distance runner

Origin Of

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Source Shahan ful (Wikipedia)Lead sentence [origin-region]
Quote, Lead sentence [origin-region]
Believed to originate from Sudan

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Source Kaskara (source article)Infobox: origin
Quote, Infobox: origin
Chad, Eritrea, and Sudan

Location Of

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Source First Congo War - WikipediaInfobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Zaire, with spillovers into Uganda and Sudan

Site Of

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Source Meroë - Wikipedia

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Source Sudan University of Science and Technology (country source)

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Source University of Khartoum (country source)

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Found There

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Source Wikidata: Constitution of Sudan

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Source Sudan 2019 Constitutional Document, Constitute ProjectSection 30, the judicial authority
Quote, Section 30, the judicial authority
In the Republic of Sudan, jurisdiction over the judiciary is entrusted to the judicial authority.

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Source Abyssinian genet (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The Abyssinian genet (Genetta abyssinica), also known as the Ethiopian genet, is a genet species native to Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, and Djibouti.

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Source Abyssinian hare (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
though it extends marginally into eastern Sudan

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Source African civet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives (4)
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives (4)
In the transboundary Dinder–Alatash (Sudan and Ethiopia) protected area complex it was recorded during surveys between 2015 and 2018.

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Source African striped ground squirrel (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, subspecies
Quote, Distribution and habitat, subspecies
E. e. leucombrinus - eastern Uganda, southeastern Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and northern Kenya

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Source Agag gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, Sudan
Quote, Lead, Sudan
is distributed mainly in southern Mauritania to northern Nigeria and Sudan

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Source Angolan rousette (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

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Source Arid thicket rat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found only in Sudan.

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Source Blue Nile patas monkey (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
found in Africa along the Blue Nile river valley in Ethiopia, Sudan, and potentially South Sudan

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Source Botta's gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Botta's gerbil (Dipodillus bottai) is a species of gerbil endemic to Sudan and possibly northern Kenya.

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Source Brockman's rock mouse (Wikipedia)Range sentence
Quote, Range sentence
It is found in Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

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Source Burton's gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is distributed mainly in Darfur, Sudan.

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Source Bushy-tailed jird (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan.

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Source Cairo spiny mouse (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
with its range extending from Mauritania, Morocco, and Algeria in the west to Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Egypt in the east

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Source Congo gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of rodent found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and possibly Uganda.

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Source Dalton's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Togo.

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Source Dapidodigma demeter (Wikipedia)Lead, range in Sudan
Quote, Lead, range in Sudan
It is found in Africa, specially in the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Uganda.

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Source Darfur gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
The Darfur gerbil (Gerbillus muriculus) is distributed mainly in western Sudan.

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Source Delicate mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and possibly Eritrea.

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Source Egyptian mouse-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, Sudan
Quote, Range and habitat, Sudan
Its range includes several countries and regions in North Africa and the Middle East: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Western Sahara, and Yemen.

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Source Emin's gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Emin's gerbil or Emin's tateril (Taterillus emini) is a species of rodent found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda.

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Source Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sudan
Quote, Distribution, Sudan
It is found in Burundi, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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Source Fringe-tailed gerbil (Wikipedia)Range
Quote, Range
The fringe-tailed gerbil (Gerbilliscus robustus) is a species of rodent found in Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, possibly Cameroon, and possibly Nigeria.

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Source Gambian epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sudan
Quote, Distribution, Sudan
It is native to the countries of Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Sudan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of the Sudan
  • Infobox, capital
    Khartoum
  • Lead section
    Sudan has a population of 51.8 million people as of 2025 and occupies 1,886,068 square kilometres (728,215 square miles), making it Africa's third-largest country by area.
  • 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
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Sudan
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    853 km
  • Government, Government type
    presidential republic
View the Source
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record SDN, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record SDN, incomeLevel
"name": "Sudan", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LIC", "iso2code": "XM", "value": "Low income" }
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Wikidata: Sudan
Wikidata Q1049, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Nile (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationRivers Through Territory: The Nile, River Course section
Quote, Rivers Through Territory: The Nile, River Course section
The two rivers meet at the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.
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Khartoum (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated 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.
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Horn of Africa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Horn of Africa, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: The Horn of Africa, Lead section
Although not common, some broader geopolitical definitions include parts or all of Kenya and Sudan.
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Nubia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Nubia, Lead section
Quote, 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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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Ethiopia
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Ethiopia, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Ethiopia, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Sudan 744 km
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: South Sudan
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: South Sudan, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: South Sudan, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Sudan 2,158 km
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Central African Republic
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Central African Republic, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Central African Republic, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Sudan 174 km
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Napata (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Napata, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Napata, Lead
at the site of modern Karima, Sudan
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