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Aliases: Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, As-Sudan, Jumhuriyat as-Sudan, Republic of the Sudan

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Geography
Area 1,861,484 km²
Continent Africa
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Land boundaries 6,819 km
Border countries
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Libya
  • South Sudan
Coastline 853 km
Mean elevation 568 m
Lowest point 0 m
Highest point 3,042 m
People
Population 45,561,556
Official languages
  • Arabic
  • English
Religion Sunni Muslim, small Christian minority
Government
Long country name Republic of the Sudan
Short country name Sudan
Long local name Jumhuriyat as-Sudan
Short local name As-Sudan
Former name
  • Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
  • Democratic Republic of the Sudan
Government type Presidential republic
Capital Khartoum
Economy
GDP (PPP) 177,400,000,000 USD
GDP (OER) 45,820,000,000 USD
GDP (real growth rate) 1.4 %
GDP - per capita (PPP) 4,300 USD
Gross national saving 12.1 % of GDP
Labor force 11,920,000
Unemployment rate 19.6 %
Population below poverty line 46.5 %
Budget revenues 8,480,000,000 USD
Budget expenditures 13,360,000,000 USD
Military expenditures 2.28 % of GDP
Taxes and other revenues 18.5 % of GDP
Budget surplus or deficit -10.6 % of GDP
Public debt 121.6 % of GDP
Inflation rate 32.4 %
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Commercial bank prime lending rate 13 %
Stock of narrow money 18,820,000,000 USD
Stock of broad money 18,820,000,000 USD
Stock of domestic credit 28,700,000,000 USD
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Current account balance -4,811,000,000 USD
Exports 4,100,000,000 USD
Imports 8,220,000,000 USD
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 198,000,000 USD
External debt 56,050,000,000 USD
National currency Sudanese pounds
National currency (code) SDG
National currency (symbol) £
National currency rate to USD 6.72

Military regimes favoring Islamic-oriented governments have dominated national politics since independence from Anglo-Egyptian co-rule in 1956. Sudan was embroiled in two prolonged civil wars during most of the remainder of the 20th century. These conflicts were rooted in northern economic, political, and social domination of largely non-Muslim, non-Arab southern Sudanese. The first civil war ended in 1972 but another broke out in 1983. Peace talks gained momentum in 2002-04 with the signing of several accords. The final North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed in January 2005, granted the southern rebels autonomy for six years followed by a referendum on independence for Southern Sudan. The referendum was held in January 2011 and indicated overwhelming support for independence. South Sudan became independent on 9 July 2011. Sudan and South Sudan have yet to fully implement security and economic agreements signed in September 2012 relating to the normalization of relations between the two countries. The final disposition of the contested Abyei region has also to be decided. The 30-year reign of President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR ended in a coup in April 2019, and a Transitional Military Council holds power as of May 2019. Following South Sudan's independence, conflict broke out between the government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states (together known as the Two Areas), resulting in a humanitarian crisis affecting more than a million people. A earlier conflict that broke out in the western region of Darfur in 2003, displaced nearly 2 million people and caused thousands of deaths.  While some repatriation has taken place, about 1.83 million IDPs remain in Sudan as of May 2019. Fighting in both the Two Areas and Darfur between government forces and opposition has largely subsided, however the civilian populations are affected by low-level violence including inter-tribal conflict and banditry, largely a result of weak rule of law. The UN and the African Union have jointly commanded a Darfur peacekeeping operation (UNAMID) since 2007. Peacekeeping troops have struggled to address insecurity in Darfur and have increasingly become targets for attacks by armed groups. Sudan also has faced refugee influxes from neighboring countries, primarily Ethiopia, Eritrea, Chad, Central African Republic, and South Sudan. Armed conflict, poor transport infrastructure, and denial of access by both the government and armed opposition have impeded the provision of humanitarian assistance to affected populations.

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