Sudan
General country information
| Khartoum | |
| Government of National Unity (GNU) - the National Congress Party (NCP) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) formed a power-sharing government under the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA); the NCP, which came to power by military coup in 1989, is the majority partner; the agreement stipulates national elections in 2009 | |
| 2505810 km2 | |
| 40218456 (July 2008 est.) / 16/km2 | |
| Sudanese Pound (SDG) currency converter | |
| $ 2200 (2007 est.) | |
| 0.526 (2005) | |
| Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English note: program of "Arabization" in process |
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| Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum), indigenous beliefs 25% | |
| tropical in south; arid desert in north; rainy season varies by region (April to November) | |
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