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Complete details about Sudan in Africa with capital city Khartum

Country NameSudan (As-Sudan)
Country CodeSDN
Capital CityKhartum
ContinentAfrica
RegionNorthern Africa
Independence Year1956
Population29490000
Surface Area2505813.0
Life Expectancy56.6 years
GNP10162.0 (old 0.0)
Government FormIslamic Republic

Spoken Languages

Arabic [official]     (49.4%)
Bari     (2.5%)
Beja     (6.4%)
Chilluk     (1.7%)
Dinka     (11.5%)
Fur     (2.1%)
Lotuko     (1.5%)
Nubian Languages     (8.1%)
Nuer     (4.9%)
Zande     (2.7%)

Major Cities

Omdurman, Khartum     (population 1271403)
Khartum, Khartum     (population 947483)
Sharq al-Nil, Khartum     (population 700887)
Port Sudan, al-Bahr al-Ahmar     (population 308195)
Kassala, Kassala     (population 234622)
Obeid, Kurdufan al-Shamaliy     (population 229425)
Nyala, Darfur al-Janubiya     (population 227183)
Wad Madani, al-Jazira     (population 211362)
al-Qadarif, al-Qadarif     (population 191164)
Kusti, al-Bahr al-Abyad     (population 173599)
al-Fashir, Darfur al-Shamaliya     (population 141884)
Juba, Bahr al-Jabal     (population 114980)

Sudan's most recent News and Stories



Publisher: Voice of AmericaMon, 20 May 2013 19:19:46 -0700
South Sudan Army Recaptures Boma: Officials - VOA

Four SPLA soldiers died in the fighting and 12 were wounded, Aguer said, adding that "20 bodies from the militia side were counted" after the 30-minute battle for Boma, the psychologically important town the was the first captured by the SPLA from the ...   read full story

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Publisher: Wall Street JournalMon, 20 May 2013 06:22:09 -0700
South Sudan Clashes Kill Dozens read full story
Publisher: Fox NewsMon, 20 May 2013 04:18:33 -0700
24 killed in rebel vs army battle in South Sudan; military re-takes town ... read full story
Publisher: Press TVMon, 20 May 2013 09:31:29 -0700
51 killed in South Sudan clashes: Officials read full story
Publisher: ReutersMon, 20 May 2013 05:33:26 -0700
South Sudan army says retakes town from rebels in east read full story
Publisher: Aljazeera.comSun, 19 May 2013 02:35:43 -0700
Deaths reported in South Sudan cattle raids read full story
Publisher: ThinkProgressMon, 20 May 2013 10:01:17 -0700
Refugee Crisis Brewing In South Sudan read full story


Publisher: Voice of AmericaTue, 21 May 2013 09:18:16 -0700
Lebanese Farmland Firm to Invest up to $800 Million in Sudan - VOA

KHARTOUM, SUDAN ? Lebanese farmland investor GLB Invest plans to invest up to $800 million in Sudan to produce animal feed to be sold to Saudi Arabia, its president said on Tuesday. Arab investors have launched farmland and livestock projects in the ...   read full story

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Publisher: Reuters AlertNetTue, 21 May 2013 12:05:30 -0700
South Sudan cuts oil output, sees new problems with Sudan read full story
Publisher: Sudan TribuneMon, 20 May 2013 23:21:08 -0700
Sudan's council of states suspends sessions to push for military mobilisation read full story
Publisher: AllAfrica.comTue, 21 May 2013 02:45:35 -0700
Juba Summons Chinese Ambassador Over Oil Blockage read full story
Publisher: Yahoo! NewsTue, 21 May 2013 08:09:07 -0700
South Sudan cuts oil output citing problem with exports to Sudan read full story
Publisher: Sudan VisionTue, 21 May 2013 13:21:12 -0700
Sudan Calls on UN to Express Decisive Stances against Rebels read full story
Publisher: Devex (blog)Tue, 21 May 2013 03:04:25 -0700
Amos in Sudan to push for humanitarian access read full story


Publisher: Sudan TribuneTue, 21 May 2013 05:24:53 -0700
National unity: a project for each and every South Sudanese

May 21, 2013 - South Sudan has just attained independence from an imposed unity that had failed miserably to take into account the objective realities on the ground. In the old Sudan people did not take national unity as a project for each and every ...   read full story


Publisher: Sudan TribuneMon, 20 May 2013 21:58:17 -0700
Sudanese refugees relocated to camp in Ethiopia

May 20, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has relocated over 1,480 Sudanese refugees from the border to Sherkole camp in Ethiopia pushing the capacity of the camp beyond the initial limit of 9,000 people. In a statement ...   read full story

Sudan Tweets

From @KayleenE24 on Tue May 21 20:47:33 EDT 2013 Nerviosss las manos me sudan cancaneo mi mente esta en blanco dioss
From @Chino_Espinoza on Tue May 21 20:47:10 EDT 2013 RT @LikeJimenez: ?Dame unos zapatos marca pepsi o coca cola. ?Esos son refrescos. ?Perfecto porque me sudan mucho los pies.
From @_devilsadv0cate on Tue May 21 20:46:39 EDT 2013 I once met a guy who'd been to every country in the world except south sudan and that's only because they'd just recently become a country
From @RT3Sudan on Tue May 21 20:45:28 EDT 2013 RT @alfateem: ??? ????? ?? ?? ??? ?????? ??? ???????? ??? ?? ??? ???????? ??? ?????? ????? #Sudan #Moroco #?????? #??????? #????? #???
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From @Schauer_Time on Tue May 21 20:45:27 EDT 2013 @little_lucas6 A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah. True story about a boy soldier in Sudan, its amazing
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From @Yovannisosa on Tue May 21 20:45:11 EDT 2013 RT @GmIrvinn: Mentira, no sudo como cerdo porque los cerdos no sudan.