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Sudan
Republic of the Sudan
Quick facts
- Capital
- Khartoum
- Population
- 37 m
- Area
- 1,886,068 km²
- Region
- Northern Africa
- Languages
- Arabic, English
- Currency
- Sudanese pound (PT)
- Demonym
- Sudanese
- UN member
- Yes
How Sudan compares
Economy size$50 B
92nd of 178 worldwide · 5th of 6 in Northern Africa
Income per person$985
161st of 178 worldwide · 6th of 6 in Northern Africa
Life expectancy66.5 yrs
145th of 179 worldwide · 6th of 6 in Northern Africa
Internet access18.6%
167th of 179 worldwide · 6th of 6 in Northern Africa
Military spending$375 M
112th of 163 worldwide · 6th of 6 in Northern Africa
Highlights
GDP
$50 B
World Bank2024
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$985
World Bank2024
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
66.5 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
R&D spending
0.2%
Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.
Internet users
18.6%
ITU / World Bank2017
Share of the population that used the internet in the last three months.
Resource rents
12.8%
World Bank2021
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
Land of Kush and the confluence of the Niles, from the Black Pharaohs to a republic at war.
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