Sudan

Capital: Khartoum
Total Area: 1,886,068 km² (728,215 mi²) (16th)
Approximate population: 50,448,963 (30th) - (2024 est.)
Location: Northeastern Africa
Languages: Arabic, Dinka, Nubian, Beja, Nuer, other local languages
Religions: Sunni Muslim, Christian, other traditional beliefs Currency: Sudanese pound (SDG) Calling code: (+249)
Organizations: United Nations

Border countries (7): Central African Republic 174 km, Chad 1,403 km, Egypt 1,276 km, Eritrea 682 km, Ethiopia 744 km, Libya 382 km, South Sudan 2,158 km.
Coastline: Red Sea 853 km
Maritime boundaries: Red Sea

Sudan (Arabic: السودان Al-Sudan) — officially the Republic of the Sudan, is an Arab country in Northeast Africa, is the third largest country in Africa and sixteenth largest in the world. It was the largest country by area in Africa until the secession of South Sudan in 2011. bordering Egypt, Eritrea, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Libya, and South Sudan.
Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, is located roughly in the centre of the country, at the junction of the Blue Nile and White Nile rivers. It is part of the largest urban area in Sudan and is a centre of commerce as well as of government.
Sudan is as geographically diverse as it is culturally; in the north, the Nile cuts through the eastern edge of the Sahara: the Nubian desert, the sites of the ancient kingdoms of Kush and Meroe, and the land of the Seti. Here, agriculture drives the economy. Staple crops include ful (fava beans), dates, tomato, and onion. The East and West are mountainous regions, and much of the rest of the country comprises savannahs typical of much of central sub-Saharan Africa.
Travelling to Sudan offers one the opportunity to explore a large, diverse nation whose history is believed to go all the way back to 8000 BCE and meet some very hospitable, jovial people.

Sudan is divided into (18) states (wilayat, singular - wilayah);
Blue Nile, Central Darfur, East Darfur, Gedaref, Gezira, Kassala, Khartoum, North Darfur, North Kordofan, Northern, Red Sea, River Nile, Sennar, South Darfur, South Kordofan, West Darfur, West Kordofan, White Nile.

Natural resources: Petroleum is Sudan's most important natural resource. The country also has significant deposits of chromium, copper, iron, mica, silver, gold, tungsten, and zinc.

note 1: the peace Agreement signed in October 2020 included a provision to establish a system of governance to restructure the country's current 18 provinces/states into regions.
note 2: Sudan-South Sudan boundary represents 1 January 1956 alignment; final alignment pending negotiations and demarcation; final sovereignty status of Abyei region pending negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan.