Sudan
Republic of the Sudan
Sudan sits in Northern Africa and uses SDG - Sudanese pound (ج.س). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Khartoum
Population
51.8M
Area
1.9M km2
Population
51.8M
51,767,437 people
Area
1.9M km2
1,886,068 square kilometers
Density
27/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Khartoum
15.6, 32.53
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Sudan, officially listed here as Republic of the Sudan, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Sudan, SD, SDN, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Sudan is grouped under Africa, more specifically Northern Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 51,767,437 people and a land area of 1,886,068 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 27 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 15, 30, while the capital coordinate reference is 15.6, 32.53. Sudan shares listed land borders with CAF, TCD, EGY, ERI, ETH, LBY, SSD, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Khartoum (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Khartoum, Omdurman, Khartoum North, Port Sudan and El Obeid. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Sudan, capital of Sudan, and major urban areas in Sudan. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Federal republic under a military junta. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union, Arab League and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Sudan uses calling code +249, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC+03:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists SDG - Sudanese pound (ج.س), while language records include Arabic and English. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as SUD. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 34.2 for 2014.
How to use this profile
This Sudan profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
SD / SDN
Top-level domains
.sd
Continents
Africa
Border countries
CAF, TCD, EGY, ERI, ETH, LBY, SSD
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
SUD
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Sudan is represented by the SD country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Khartoum
Khartoum
7,869,000
primary
#2
Omdurman
Khartoum
2,805,396
City
#3
Khartoum North
Khartoum
936,349
City
#4
Port Sudan
Red Sea
579,942
admin
#5
El Obeid
North Kordofan
560,471
admin
Governance
Government type
Federal republic under a military junta
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+249
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Languages
Arabic, English
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
34.2
2014