Sudan
Sudan is a country in Northeast Africa. Its capital is Khartoum. About 49 million people live there (2025). It covers 1,886,068 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Khartoum
- People (2025)
- 49 million
- Area
- 1,886,068 km²
- Currency
- Sudanese pound
Sudan at a glance
- In its own language
- جمهورية السودان, السودان
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Africa
- Capital
- Khartoum
- Population
- 48,945,000 (2025)
- Area
- 1,886,068 km² (728,215 mi²)
- People are called
- Sudanese
- Official languages
- Arabic, English
- Currency
- Sudanese pound
- GDP (nominal)
- US$52 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 66 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.508 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 34.2 (2014)
- Unemployment
- 15% (2014)
- Government
- federal republic
- Head of state
- Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (since 2019)
- Head of government
- Abdalla Hamdok (since 2019)
- Country codes
- SD, SDN
- Calling code
- +249
- Internet domain
- .sd
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+02:00
- Coordinates
- 15°, 32°
Sudan and its neighbours
Sudan borders South Sudan, Chad, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Egypt, Libya and Bir Tawil. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Sudan
- Neighbours
Divisions of Sudan
- Gezira
- Al Qadarif
- Kassala
- North Darfur
- South Darfur
- West Darfur
- White Nile
- Blue Nile State
- Sennar
- Red Sea
- Khartoum
- South Kordofan
- North Kordofan
- Northern State
- River Nile
Member of
- United Nations
- African Union
- Arab League
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- African Development Bank
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
- Arab Monetary Fund
- Interpol
and 12 more organisations.
How far are you from Sudan?
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Questions
What is the capital of Sudan?
The capital of Sudan is Khartoum.
What is the population of Sudan?
Sudan has about 48,945,000 people, as recorded in 2025.
How big is Sudan?
Sudan covers 1,886,068 square kilometres (728,215 square miles).
What currency does Sudan use?
The Sudanese pound.
What language is spoken in Sudan?
The official languages of Sudan are Arabic and English.
Which countries border Sudan?
Sudan shares a border with South Sudan, Chad, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Egypt, Libya and Bir Tawil.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.