| Capital |
Khartoum |
| Largest city | Omdurman |
| Official language(s) | Arabic |
| Government |
Authoritarian
regime Omar al-Bashir |
|
Independence - Date |
From
Egypt and the
United Kingdom January 1, 1956 |
|
Area - Total - Water (%) |
2,505,810 kmē (10th) 967,499 sq mi 5% |
|
Population - July 2006 est. - Density |
41,236,378 (32nd) 16.5/kmē (195) 42.7/sq mi |
|
GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita |
2005 estimate 68,629 (61) 2,046 (126) |
| HDI (2003) | 0.512 (141st) medium |
| Currency |
Sudanese dinar (SDD) |
|
Time zone - Summer (DST) |
MSK (UTC+3) not observed (UTC+3) |
| Internet TLD | .sd |
| Calling code | +249 |
