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Sudan

Sudan Sudan is one of the larges countries in Africa and is considered a relic for those people wanting to explore this exotic country. Deserts and oasis are the main characteristics of Sudan, but these deserts gave birth to a great civilization which buit pyramids as well as important cities along the Nile River. Sailing on the Nile and overlooking Sudan's rugged land will be an experience of a lifetime if you try and come to this land.

Area: 2.503.883 Km²
Population: 36.080.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 14 pop/Km²

System of government: Presidential Republic
Capital: Khartoum (480.000 pop., 2.249.000 urban aggl.)
Major cities: Omdurman 530.000 pop., North Khartoum 345.000 pop., Port Sudan 210.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Arab 40%, Nilotic 30%, Beja 6%, others 24%
Border countries: Egypt NORTH, Chad and Central African Republic WEST, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda SOUTH, Kenya SOUTH-EAST, Ethiopia and Eritrea EAST

Principal mountains: Kinyeti 3187 m
Principal rivers: Nile 3850 Km (sudanese tract, total 6671 Km)
Principal lakes: Khazzan ar Rusayris 450 Km²
Principal islands: Mukawwar
Climate: Tropical arid

Language: Arabic (official), Dinka, Nuet, Beja and others
Religion: Muslim 70%, Indigenous Beliefs 18%, Christian 5%
Currency: Sudanese Dinar (SDD)

Fixed public holidays: 1/1, 3/3, 6/4, 25/5, 30/6, 25/12
Dialling code: 00249
GMT: +3

World Heritage List:

• Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region (2003)

All state

Algeria	Angola	Benin
Botswana	Burkina Faso	Burundi
Cameroon	Cape Verde	Central African Republic
Chad	Comoros	Congo
Congo, Democratic Rep	Cote d Ivoire	Djibouti
Egypt	Equatorial Guinea	Eritrea
Ethiopia	Gabon	Gambia
Ghana	Guinea	Guinea Bissau
Kenya	Lesotho	Liberia
Libya	Madagascar	Malawi
Mali	Mauritania	Mauritius
Morocco	Mozambique	Namibia
Niger	Nigeria	Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe	Senegal	Seychelles
Sierra Leone	Somalia	South Africa
Sudan	Swaziland	Tanzania
Togo	Tunisia	Uganda
Zambia	Zimbabwe