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Sudan جمهورية السودان  
 

         

 


 

Location:  Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea
Industries:  oil, cotton ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, armaments, automobile/light truck assembly
Geography:  largest country in Africa; dominated by the Nile and its tributaries
Area: 
total: 2,505,810 sq km
           land: 2.376 million sq km
           water: 129,810 sq km 
Budget:  revenues: $8.665 billion
               expenditures: $10.89 billion (2007 est.)
Languages:  Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English
National Holiday:  Independence Day, 1 January (1956) 
Currency (Code):  Sudanese pounds (SDG)
Capital:  Khartoum
Population:  40,218,455 (July 2008 est.) 
Labor Force:  7.415 million (1996 est.) 
Exports:  $8.878 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.) 
Imports:  $7.722 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Internet Country Code:  .sd
Airports:  101 (2007) /  Paved Runways:  16
Aircraft Departures:   7,600
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