Sudan

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Sudan is a sovereign state in Northern Africa, Africa. It covers 1,886,068 km² and has a population of approximately 51,662,000. Its official language is Arabic and its currency is the Sudanese pound (ج.س).

Quick facts

Capital: Khartoum
Population: 51,662,000
Area: 1,886,068 km²
Currency: Sudanese pound (ج.س)
Languages: Arabic, English
Calling code: +249
TLD: .sd
Driving side: Right
Landlocked: No
Continents: Africa
Timezone: UTC+03:00
Native name: السودان

Bordering countries

Central African Republic

Appears in 35 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Arable land (hectares)	#13	20,995,000
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#30	126.22
Countries by Forest area (sq. km)	#36	178430.7km²
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area)	#38	60.31
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#55	116.41
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons)	#67	4162153.24
Countries by Arable land (% of land area)	#92	11.24
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)	#160	250years
Countries by Forest area (% of land area)	#166	9.55
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare)	#179	449.1

Development

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$)	#8	6550869.94
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI)	#14	41.53
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$)	#33	2334016265.2
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)	#45	51.16
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)	#46	22020660462.5
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI)	#55	45.40
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)	#96	217,938,000
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)	#99	2.67

Economy

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by GDP growth rate	#75	0.03
Countries by GDP (PPP)	#92	121.94
Countries by GDP (Nominal)	#109	35.9in billions
Countries by GDP per capita	#169	712

Business

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services	#159	57.93
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products	#175	57.18
Countries by SPI Overall Score	#176	42.1
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources	#179	18.77
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure	#179	30
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use	#183	46.6

Geography

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by land area	#15	1,886,068km²
Countries by lowest elevation	#39	0m
Countries by highest elevation	#51	3,042m
Countries by Coastline Length	#86	853kilometers

Population & Health

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by population growth rate	#178	0.00
Countries by population density	#189	27.98
Countries by median age	#211	18.28

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