Fast Facts On Sudan
Located
in northeast Africa, Sudan is the largest country on the continent. It
is about a quarter of the size of the United states (2,505,813 sq km),
making it the 10th largest country in the world according to
the World Factbook. With the Red Sea taking up approximately 853 km of
its northeastern border, other Sudanese neighbors include: Central
African Republic, Chad , Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt,
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, and Uganda.
A
vast desert prone to dust storms and periodic draughts despite the
presence of the Nile, which runs from north to south, dominates the
northern portion of the country. Meanwhile, the southern region enjoys a
more tropical clime and is peppered with mountains in contrast to the
northern plains.
Geography
Location:
Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea
Geographic coordinates:
15 00 N, 30 00 E
Area:
total: 2,505,813 sq km
country comparison to the world: 10
land: 2.376 million sq km
water: 129,813 sq km
Area - comparative:
slightly more than one-quarter the size of the US
Land boundaries:
total: 7,687 km
border countries: Central African Republic 1,165 km, Chad 1,360 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 628 km, Egypt 1,273 km, Eritrea 605 km, Ethiopia 1,606 km, Kenya 232 km, Libya 383 km, Uganda 435 km
Coastline:
853 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 18 nm
continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Climate:
tropical in south; arid desert in north; rainy season varies by region (April to November)
Terrain:
generally flat, featureless plain; mountains in far south, northeast and west; desert dominates the north
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Red Sea 0 m
highest point: Kinyeti 3,187 m
Natural resources:
petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower
Land use:
arable land: 6.78%
permanent crops: 0.17%
other: 93.05% (2005)
Irrigated land:
18,630 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources:
154 cu km (1997)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
total: 37.32 cu km/yr (3%/1%/97%)
per capita: 1,030 cu m/yr (2000
Natural hazards:
dust storms and periodic persistent droughts
Environment - current issues
inadequate supplies of potable water; wildlife populations threatened by excessive hunting; soil erosion; desertification; periodic drought
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlan signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreement
Geography - note:
largest country in Africa; dominated by the Nile and its tributaries
People
Population:
41,980,182 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 29
Age structure:
0-14 years: 40.2% (male 8,622,902/female 8,255,839)
15-64 years: 57.2% (male 12,092,278/female 11,938,793)
65 years and over: 2.5% (male 547,444/female 522,926) (2010 est.)
Median age:
total: 19.3 years
male: 19.1 years
female: 19.5 years (2010 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.154% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 42
Birth rate:
33.25 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 41
Death rate:
12.3 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 29
Net migration rate:
0.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 57
