Facts on Sudan
- Country name:
- Republic of the Sudan
- Total area:
- 2,505,810 km2
- Population (2002):
- 32.5 million
- Capital:
- Khartoum
- Life expectancy at birth (2002):
- 55.5 yr
- Adult literacy rate (2002):
- 59.9%
- UN Human Development Index (2004):
- 139th of 177 countries
- Date of independence:
- 1 January 1956
- Government type:
- Republic (Presidential, military/political ruler)
- Languages:
- Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English
- Ethnic groups:
- Black 52%, Arab 39%, Beja 6%, foreigners 2%,other 1%
- Religions:
- Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 5%
- Legislative branch:
- Unicameral National Assembly
- Chief of State/Head of Government:
- President Lt. Gen. Umar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir
Map of Sudan
