Capital	Khartoum
Government	Authoritarian regime
Currency	Sudanese Pound (SDG)
Area	2,505,810km² water: 129,810km² land: 2.376 million km²
Population	37,090,298 (July 2002 estimate)
Language	Arabic & English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, note: program of “Arabization” in process
Religion	Islam 70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum)

Country code	249

Time Zone	GMT+3h

Best 5 Places To Visit in Sudan

1 Meroe Pyramids BEGRAWIYA (MEROE)
2 Hamed el-Nil Tomb KHARTOUM
3 Soleb WAWA
4 National Museum KHARTOUM
5 Khatmiyah Mosque KASSALA