Capital city: Khartoum

Region: Africa

Area: 2 505 810 km²

Population: 37 090 298

Main cities: Omdurman, Port Soudan, Wad Medani, El Obeid, Atbara, Kassala, Kosti

Currency: Sudanese dinar

Dial code: 249

Internet code: SU

Information: The Republic of Sudan is located in Africa, the largest continent of the world. Bordered by Libya and Egypt to the north, the Red Sea, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, Kenya, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the south, the Central African Republic and Chad to the west. Its name comes from the Arabic balad as-sūdaan, which literally means "Land of the Blacks". With an area of 2 505 810 km², it is the largest country of Africa. The country is a vast plain bordered to the east and the west by mountains. Climate is tropical in the south and arid in the north, the rainy season goes from April to October. Important problems are caused by the desertification that is creeping towards the south and by the land eroding.