
| Name: | Sudan (Republic of the Sudan) |
| Local name (Arabic): | (ﻥﺍﺩﻮﺴﻟﺍ ﺔﻳﺭﻮﻬﻤﺟ) ﻥﺍﺩﻮﺴﻟﺍ |
| Bordering countries: | Egypt, Libya, Chad, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 2 505.8 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 38 114 ths. |
| Capital: | Khartoum (ﻡﻮﻃﺮﺨﻟﺍ) |
| Official language: | Arabic |