| Country |
Sudan |
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| Region |
Northern Africa |
| Area (sq km) |
2,505,810 |
| Area (sq mile) |
967,493 |
| Border |
Central African Republic, Chad, Congo-Kinshasa, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Uganda |
| Population |
41,087,825 |
| Nationality |
Sudanese (singular and plural) |
| Ethnic |
Black 52%, Arab 39%, Beja 6%, other |
| Religion |
Sunni Muslim 70%, indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 5% |
| Language |
Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamaitic, Sudanic languages, English |
| Literacy |
61% |
| Government |
Government of National Unity (GNU) |
| Capital |
Khartoum |
| Leader |
President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir (since Oct. 16, 1993) |
| Currency |
Sudanese dinar (SDD) |
| Independence Day |
Jan. 1, 1956 (from Egypt and United Kingdom) |
| National Holiday |
Independence Day (Jan. 1, 1956) |
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