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Sudan is a country

  • Country Long: Republic of the Sudan
  • Currency: Sudanese pound
  • Capital City: Khartoum
  • Region: Northern Africa
  • Continent: Africa
  • Demonym: Sudanese
  • Latitude: 15°0′N
  • Longitude: 30°0′E
  • Agricultural Land: 694,058.00
  • Forest Area: 183,596.00 m²
  • Land Area: 1,868,000.00 m²
  • Rural Land: 1,859,900.00
  • Urban Land: 3,789.64
  • Central Government Debt Pct Gdp: 8.66%
  • Expense Pct Gdp: 9.73%
  • Gdp: 34,326,100,000.00
  • Inflation: 382.82
  • Self Employed Pct: 52.28%
  • Tax Revenue Pct Gdp: 7.39%
  • Unemployment Pct: 18.73%
  • Vulnerable Employment Pct: 47.55%
  • Electricity Access Pct: 55.39%
  • Alternative Nuclear Energy Pct: 4.37%
  • Electricty Production Hydroelectric Pct: 64.54%
  • Electricty Production Oil Pct: 22.62%
  • Energy Imports Pct: -8.99%
  • Fossil Energy Consumption Pct: 31.73%
  • Renewable Energy Consumption Pct: 62.23%
  • Co2 Emissions: 20,622.80
  • Methane Emissions: 55,375.20
  • Nitrous Oxide Emissions: 29,016.90
  • Greenhouse Other Emissions: 2,266.35
  • Urban Population Under 5M: 0.42
  • Health Expenditure Pct Gdp: 3.02%
  • Health Expenditure Capita: 23.39
  • Hospital Beds: 0.74
  • Hiv Incidence: 0.07
  • Suicide Rate: 3.80
  • Armed Forces: 124,000.00
  • Internally Displaced Persons: 3,175,000
  • Military Expenditure Pct Gdp: 1.02%
  • Birth Rate: 33.60
  • Death Rate: 6.80
  • Fertility Rate: 4.46
  • Internet Pct: 28.40%
  • Life Expectancy: 65.00
  • Net Migration: -9,999
  • Population Female: 22,842,482
  • Population Male: 22,814,719
  • Population: 45,657,202
  • Women Parliament Seats Pct: 30.52%
  • Rural Population: 29,406,434
  • Urban Population: 16,250,768
  • Press: 1.08
  • Democracy Score: 2.15
  • Democracy Type: Authoritarian
  • Political Leader: Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (Leader of the Sovereignty Council)
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Population

The country has a total population of 45,657,202 (0.58% of worldwide)

The average net migration is -9,999 (-0.0% of pop)

The population density is around 24 ppl/km²

Population distribution

The total population is 45,657,202

The male share is 50.0% and female 50.0%

The urban population represent 35.6% and rural 64.4%

Age distribution:

Location

Sudan is located in Northern Africa, Africa

The total country area is 1,868,000 km² (1.44% of worldwide)

Khartoum is the capital

Cities

There are 48 cities in Sudan in our database, they represent 16.19% of the population of the country altogether

City Population
Umm Durman 2,810,328
Khartoum 1,974,780
Kassala 401,514
Kusti 345,102
Wad Madani 332,752
Juba 163,455
Malakal 160,893
Rabak 135,389
Sinnar 130,138
Waw 127,400
Kaduqli 87,677
Umm Ruwabah 55,742
Sinjah 44,626
Yei 40,382
Yambio 40,382
Uwayl 38,745
Gogrial 38,572
Babanusah 29,637
Sawakin 28,570
Tandalti 27,275
Kinanah 26,233
Barbar 22,395
Tawkar 22,251
Abu Jubayhah 21,791
Torit 20,048
Doka 19,821
Tonj 17,338
Bara 16,969
Abu Zabad 15,304
Maridi 14,224
Talawdi 13,188
Sinkat 12,547
Marabba 12,108
Wagar 11,950
Yirol 11,646
Umm Kaddadah 10,979
Tabat 10,976
Tambul 10,489
Ler 10,486
Wad Rawah 10,348
Marawi 10,234
Kutum 9,849
Tambura 9,484
Galgani 9,472
Umm Jarr 9,038
Bentiu 7,653
Kapoeta 7,042
Raga 3,700

UNESCO sites

There are 3 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Sudan:

List of sites

Politics

Sudan democracy type is: Authoritarian

Leader of the Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is the political leader of the country

Democracy forecast: protests for more democracy are likely

Parity forecast: at this rate of evolution, parity will be reached in 2031

Political parties

There are 0 parties in our database

Party

Gender Equality in Parliament

Between 1997 and 2018, the percentage of women in Parliament increased from 5.2% to 30.52%

Unemployment

Between 1991 and 2022, unemployment in Sudan increased from 15.72% to 18.73%

Self employment

Between 1991 and 2021, self employment in Sudan decreased from 61.62% to 52.28%

GDP Evolution

Between 1960 and 2021, GDP in Sudan increased from 1,307,330,000 to 34,326,100,000

The country GDP is 0.036% of worldwide

The GDP per capita is $751.82 and the GDP per km² is $18,375.86

Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2)

Latest: 20,623 kt CO2 / yr (0.061% of worlwide)

Between 1990 and 2019, carbon dioxide emissions increased from 5,365.69 to 20,622.8 (kt CO2) in Sudan

Methane (CH4) Emissions

Between 1990 and 2019, methane emissions increased from 26,859 to 55,375.2 (kt CO2 eq) in Sudan

Renewable Energy

Between 1971 and 2015, electricity renewable production decreased from 0% to 0% in Sudan

Media

Freedom of the Press: good

Internet access: 28%

Internet Access

Between 1990 and 2020, internet access increased from 0% to 28.4% in Sudan

Artists

There are 2 artists in our database for Sudan:

Here are 100 of the most prolific ones:

Artist Born Dead
Ibrahim El-Salahi 1930
Kamala Ibrahim Ishag 1939

Health Expenditure % GDP

In Sudan, between 2000 and 2020, health expenditure decreased from 3.6% to 3% of GDP

Health Expenditure per Capita

In Sudan, between 2000 and 2020, health expenditure per capita increased from 15.23 to 23.39

Hospital beds

In Sudan, between 1960 and 2017, global hospital beds decreased from 1 to 0.74 per 1000 people

Suicide Rate

In Sudan, between 2000 and 2019, suicide rate decreased from 4.3 to 3.8 per 100,000 people

HIV Incidence

In Sudan, between 1990 and 2021, HIV Incidence decreased from 0.1 to 0.07 per 1,000 people

COVID-19 Situation

Latest total reported figures for Sudan

09-Mar Last 7 days vs last week Total
Cases 0.0 20.0 -9.09% 63,829
Deaths 0.0 4.0 100.0% 5,017
Case Fatality nan% 20.0% 120.02% 7.86%

Reported Covid-19 deaths, Sudan

There have been a total of 5,017 deaths related to COVID-19 in Sudan, 0.0 yesterday and 4.0 in the last 7 days (100.0%)

The chart below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past

Reported Covid-19 cases, Sudan

There have been a total 63,829 cases related to COVID-19 in Sudan, 0.0 yesterday and 20.0 in the last 7 days (-9.09%)

The graph below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past

In literature

There are 525 books about Sudan in our database:

Military Expenditure

Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP decreased from 1.9% to 1% between 1960 and 2021 in Sudan

Armed forces

Armed forces increased from 56,600 to 124,000 between 1985 and 2019 in Sudan

Universities

There are 0 universities in Sudan in our database

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