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Basic Facts About Sudan
Geography
MAP OF SUDAN
Location: North Africa, bordering the Red Sea
between Egypt and Eritrea.
Geographical Coordinates
Longitude: 21°49´E - 38°34´E
Latitude: 23°8´N - 8°45´N
Area: 1, 882, 000 sq km
• Country comparison to the world: 16
• 2nd in Africa and 3rd in the Arab World
• Land area: 1,752,187 sq km
• Water area: 129,813 sq km
Land Boundaries
Total: 6,780 km with7 countries: Egypt
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Eritrea,Ethiopia, South Sudan, Central African
Republic, Chad and Libya.
Coastline: 875 km
Climate: Desert, semi-desert and dry in the utmost
north (Northern State, North Kordofan and North
Darfur). Semi-desert to rainy in the central and southern
regions and Mediterranean in the eastern areas.
Terrain: Generally flat plains with highlands such as
the mountain ranges of the Red Sea and Jabal Marra.
Elevation Extremes
• Highest point: Jabal Marra, 3,024 m
• Lowest point: Red Sea, 0 m
People
• Population: 33,419,625
• Country’s population in comparison to the
world: 35th, 3rd in the Arab World and 9th in
Africa
• Population
Increase:
(between the
census of 1993
– 2008): 52%
Age Structure
• 0 – 14 years:
43.2%
• 15 – 65 years:
53.4%
• 65 years and
over: 3.4%
Faces from Sudan
Population Growth Rate: 2.8% per year
Population Density in km2:
• (2-3) in desert and semi -desert areas
• (218- 230) in (work areas / rich savanna)
Median Family Size: 5 - 6 people
Death Rate (per 1000 people): 16.7
• Men: 17.21
• Women: 16.3
Migration Rate: 0.29 migrant (s)/1,000 populations
Urbanization
• Rate of urbanization: 32.9%
• Population in urban areas: 49% of total
population
• Improved sanitation services in urban area: 55 %
Major cities
• Khartoum: national capital, located where the
Blue and White Nile Rivers meet.
• Nyala: capital of South Darfur, located on the
banks of Nyala creek in west Sudan.
• Port Sudan: capital of Red Sea State, located on
the Red Sea coast, eastern Sudan.
• Wad Madani: capital of Gezira State, located in
central Sudan on the western banks of the Blue
Nile River.
• El-Obeid: capital of North Kordofan in the MidWest.
Maternal Mortality Rate: 215 deaths/100,000 live
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Government
• Official name of state: The Republic of Sudan
• Short name: Sudan
• Government system: Presidential/Federal
Type of Government:
Median Age: 59 years
• Men: 58 years
• Women: 61 years
births
Child Mortality Rate: (less than 5 years old) 105
deaths/100,000 live births
Infant Mortality Rate: 71 deaths/100,000 live births
Total Fertility Rate: 3.9 children born / woman
HIV/AIDS –Adult Prevalence Rate: 0.67%
• The government in Sudan is a democratic one,
elected since April 2010.
• The system is presidential where the president
and state governors are chosen through a free
and direct vote by the people. Members of the
federal parliament and state parliaments are also
elected through a hybrid system that combines
direct free voting and proportional
representation.
• The National Congress Party won the majority
of votes in the last elections and formed the
current government.
National capital: Khartoum
Geographical coordinates:
• 15°36´N
• 32°32´E
Time Zone: UTC/GMT + 3 hours
Administrative Divisions
Sudan consists of 17 states ruled by elected governors.
Each state has an elected parliament through a free
direct system and proportional representation. Each
state consists of a number of localities headed by an
appointed commissioner and has an elected parliament.
Independence
• January 1st
1956: Sudan
gained independence from
Egypt and
Britain
(known as the
Anglo –
Republican Palace
Egyptian
Condominium).
• July 6th 2011: The declaration of the second
Sudanese Republic
Economy
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (in billion
pounds):154,494 pounds
• Growth Rate of Agricultural Sector: 3.6%
Electricity:
Gross Domestic Product (in billion dollars):66.6
dollars
• Generated power: 8,850 gig watt /hour
• Per capita electricity: 233 kilowatt/hour
(compared with 92 kilowatt /hour in 2006)
• Country comparison to the world: 64
Gross Domestic Product GDP (real growth rate)
2011: 6.2
Oil:
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Production: 118,000 barrels per day (BPD)
Consumption: 115,000 BPD
Operating refineries: 2
Refining capacity for crude oil: 115,000 BPD
Export ports: 3
• The World Bank classified Sudan among the
fastest recovering economies from the world
financial crisis. According to its estimates, based
on performance (in the first quarter of 2011),
Sudan came third in the Middle East and North
Africa after Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Sudan’s
Exports:
GDP was 5.5 in 2010.
• Country comparison to the world: 62
GDP Per Capita: 2380 dollars
Gross Domestic Product (per sector):
• Agriculture: 31.6% from the national product
(9% from non- oil exports)
• Labor force in the sector: 50.23 % of the
population
• Industry: 26% (9% from non –oil exports)
• Services: 42.1%
Unemployment Rate: 11%
Absolute Poverty: 8% of the population.
Direct Foreign Investment (in billions of dollars): 2,
981
• Sudan ranks second in Middle East and North
Africa.
• Third in Africa
Percentage of Revenues to GDP: 18.1 %
Percentage of Current Expenditure to GDP: 18.2%
Percentage of Current Expenditure on Development
to GDP: 3.7%
Percentage of Total Expenditure to GDP: 21.9 %
Inflation Rate: Annual average: 13 %
National Herd Size of Livestock (cows / camels/
sheep): 102,846,331
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Exports:Gum Arabic; Natural Prebiotic
• Percentage of the National Income: 17 %
• Commodities: Gold, copper, chromium, oil and
petroleum products, cotton, sesame, groundnuts,
gum Arabic, sugar, hibiscus, seeds ( sunflower,
watermelon seeds, senna), maize, fruits,
vegetable, livestock, leather, and medical gas
• Partners: China / Japan / Indonesia / India /
Saudi Arabia / Egypt / UAE
Imports:
• Percentage of National Income: 14 %
• Commodities: Food, manufactured goods,
refinery and transportation equipment,
medicines, chemicals, spices, textiles, wheat,
fertilizers, rubber, paper
• Partners: China, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, India,
UAE.
Industries:
Oil, gold, cotton ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils,
sugar, soap, shoes, petroleum refining, armaments,
automobiles, pharmaceuticals, meat, and leather
Foreign Debt: 37 billion dollar (before secession of the
south)
• Growth Rate of Industrial Sector: 23%
• Growth Rate of Services Sector: -1%
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