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Complete details about Sudan in Africa with capital city Khartum
| Country Name | Sudan (As-Sudan) |
| Country Code | SDN |
| Capital City | Khartum |
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Northern Africa |
| Independence Year | 1956 |
| Population | 29490000 |
| Surface Area | 2505813.0 |
| Life Expectancy | 56.6 years |
| GNP | 10162.0 (old 0.0) |
| Government Form | Islamic 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: AllAfrica.com | Wed, 23 May 2012 06:21:45 -0700 | |
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By Matata Safi, 22 May 2012 Juba ? As the chairperson of the African Union High Implementation Panel (AUHIP) Thabo Mbeki visited South Sudan yesterday for consultative meetings with the government of South Sudan, Khartoum on the other hand dropped ... read full story |
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| Publisher: BusinessWeek | Tue, 22 May 2012 18:51:55 -0700 | |
| Southerners Stranded in Sudan Waiting for a Trip Home read full story | ||
| Publisher: Reuters | Tue, 22 May 2012 13:02:31 -0700 | |
| S.Sudan says Sudan bombs, shells its territory read full story | ||
| Publisher: Voice of America (blog) | Tue, 22 May 2012 18:19:40 -0700 | |
| South Sudan Accuses Sudan of New Air Attacks read full story | ||
| Publisher: Chicago Tribune | Tue, 22 May 2012 13:14:30 -0700 | |
| South Sudan says Sudan bombs, Shells its territory read full story | ||
| Publisher: UPI.com | Wed, 23 May 2012 07:04:15 -0700 | |
| S. Sudan accuses Sudan of bombing read full story | ||
| Publisher: Ynetnews | Wed, 23 May 2012 12:33:44 -0700 | |
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Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein has presented Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a brief that says that Israel can return illegal migrants from South Sudan to their country. Weinstein met with Netanyahu on Wednesday evening and informed him that ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Jerusalem Post | Wed, 23 May 2012 10:47:30 -0700 | |
| AG: S. Sudanese migrants can legally be deported read full story | ||
| Publisher: Jewish Telegraphic Agency | Wed, 23 May 2012 13:42:29 -0700 | |
| Tel Aviv protest against African migrants turns violent read full story | ||
| Publisher: Al-Arabiya | Wed, 23 May 2012 14:27:11 -0700 | |
| Israel demonstration against African migrants turns violent read full story | ||
| Publisher: The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. | Wed, 23 May 2012 11:35:13 -0700 | |
| Not in my name read full story | ||
| Publisher: The Jewish Press | Wed, 23 May 2012 08:31:28 -0700 | |
| Fear In Tel Aviv Due To Refugee Influx read full story | ||
| Publisher: Arutz Sheva | Wed, 23 May 2012 12:28:37 -0700 | |
| 1000 in Demo to Deport Illegal Immigrants read full story | ||
| Publisher: Ahram Online | Wed, 23 May 2012 07:00:16 -0700 | |
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A displaced Sudanese girl stands at Otash IDP'S camp in Nyala, southern Darfur, March 18, 2009. (Photo: Reuters) Sudan's government has blocked shipments of medicines to a violence-plagued part of the Darfur region, leaving more than 100000 people ... read full story |
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| Publisher: AllAfrica.com | Tue, 22 May 2012 10:24:50 -0700 | |
| Sudan: 100000 People Left Without Essential Healthcare in Jebel Si in North ... read full story | ||
| Publisher: News24 | Tue, 22 May 2012 22:50:48 -0700 | |
| Sudan restrictions hamper aid work in Darfur read full story | ||
| Publisher: Voice of America | Tue, 22 May 2012 09:05:09 -0700 | |
| North Darfur State Lacks Critical Medical Services read full story | ||
| Publisher: Radio Dabanga | Wed, 23 May 2012 13:52:39 -0700 | |
| Residents angry at MSF blockade in Jebel Si read full story | ||
| Publisher: The Independent | Wed, 23 May 2012 16:00:43 -0700 | |
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For over a month, the Russian-made cluster bomb has sat in the centre of this quiet farming village in Sudan's restive Nuba Mountains, its clutch of unexploded submunitions spilling from its belly into the red African soil. read full story |
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