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 | SUDANgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Sūdān |
| country code ISO: SD //; - FIPS: SU |
| location: Northeast Africa |
| time zone: +2 UT |
| surface (land) area: 2505810 sq.km = 967493 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 23° N / South: 3° N / East: 38° E / West: 22° E |
| borders (land): Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Congo Kinshasa, Central African Republic, Chad, Libya, Egypt |
| borders (coastline): Red Sea (part of Indian Ocean) |
| climate: arid tropical |
| Government |
| independent since: 1956-01-01 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Khartoum |
| administrative division: wilayat (26) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1993): 24940,683 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 35079,814; or: 31095,000 /-; 2001: 36080,373; or: 30316,000 |
| population density: 14 per sq.km = 36 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 3% //; - doubling time: 23 years |
| birth rate: 38 - 41 per 1000 |
| death rate: 10 - 12 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 6 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 660 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 78 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 57 years (male: 56; female: 58) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 45% //; - 15-59 years: 50% //; - 60+ years: 5% |
| urbanisation: 36% //; - urbanisation growth: 7% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 31% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Sudanese Arab 49,1%; Dinka 11,5%; Nuba 8,1%; Beja 6,4%; Nuer 4,9%; Azande 2,7%; Bari 2,5%; Fur 2,1%; Shilluk 1,7%; Lotuko 1,5% |
| languages: Arabic (official); Nubian, Ta Bedawie, more local languages, English |
| religious affiliation: Sunnī Muslim 73%; animist/traditional beliefs 16,7%; Christian 9,1%; other 1,2% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2444 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 50 - 75% |
| people per physician: 10000 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 51% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 16% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 2% |
| adult literacy: 46% (male: 58%; female: 35%) [later total figure found: 57%] |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Sudanese dinar = 100 piaster |
| annual inflation rate: 61% |
| population below poverty line: 35% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 300 per capita |
| GNI USD 310 per capita //; - [ppp: 1520] |
| GDP growth: 5,6% |
| income: USD 450 per capita |
| import: USD 1162 per capita //; - export: USD 524 per capita |
| trade: USD 66 per capita //; - or 29% of GDP |
| trade partners: SA GB DE EG TH IT |
| human development index: 0,439 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 138 |
| female labour force: 30% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,05 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 5,5% //; - grass land: 46,3% //; - wooded area: 18,1% //; - arid land and desert: 30,1% |
| agriculture: labour force: 63% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 36% |
| agricultural products: sugarcane, sorghum, millet, groundnuts, wheat, seed cotton, cottonseed, gum arabic |
| livestock (million): asses: 0,7 / camels: 3 / cattle: 37 / goats: 38 / poultry: 37 / sheep: 46 |
| fish catch: 48072 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 4% //; - part of industry in GDP: 15% |
| industrial products: food processing, cotton grinning, textiles, cement |
| mining products: natural oil & gas, gold, salt, copper, iron, gypsum, marble, mica, silver, chromium, zinc |
| CO2 emission per capita: 0,1 |
| services: labour force: 33% //; - part of services in GDP: 49% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 503 |
| electricity use (per capita): 46 |
| annual water use (per capita): 633 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 11610, or 73577 km //; - of which paved: 36% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 7 per 1000 |
| railways: 4764 km //; - railways passenger/km: 1183 |
| navigable inland waterways: 4068, or 5310 km |
| ownership telephone: 3 - 9 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 182 - 271 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 8 - 87 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 23 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 74300 |
| personal computers: 3 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Kinyeti 3187 m, Jabal Marrah 3070, or 3088, Jabal Lotuke 2963 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none, or unknown |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): Khazzān ar-Rusayris, Nahr an-Nil |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Nile (incl. Blue & White Nile), Ghazal, Atbara |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: none |
| deserts: Lybian Desert |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the administrative division
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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