Sudan is a country in northeastern Africa. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, Kenya and Uganda to the southeast, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west and Libya to the northwest.

Area

Total 2,505,813 km2 (10th)
Water (%) 6

Population

2009 estimate 43,939,598 (31st)
Density 16.9/km2 (194th)
43.7/sq mi

Currency: Sudanese pound (SDG)

Time zone

East Africa Time (UTC+3)
Summer (DST) Not observed (UTC+3)

Drives on the right


Internet TLD: .sd

Calling code: 249