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Sudan: flag, map and capital

Africa · Capital: Khartoum

Flag: Sudan

Where is Sudan?

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Facts

Capital
Khartoum7
Continent
Africa6
Population
50,042,791 (2023 estimate)1
Area
1,886,068 km² (728,215 sq mi) (2017)2
Official languages
Arabic, English34
Currency
Sudanese Pound34
Calling code
+2493
Internet domain
.sd3
Driving side
Right3
Highest point
Deriba Caldera, 3,042 m (9,980 ft)3

Neighboring countries 6

7 land neighbors in this catalog

Selected cities5

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Sources

  1. Population: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects 2024, 2023 estimates. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Converted from thousands to persons by igeography.net. Retrieved 2026-10-28.
  2. Area, Sudan: United Nations Development Programme (2017). Retrieved 2026-10-29.
  3. Languages, currency, calling code, internet domain, driving side and highest point: Wikidata. CC0. Retrieved 2026-10-28.
  4. Names of languages and currencies: Unicode CLDR.
  5. Cities and their populations: GeoNames. CC BY 4.0. Populations are approximate and of different years. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
  6. Map and neighbors: Natural Earth (public domain), drawn and computed by igeography.net. Crimea is part of Ukraine. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
  7. Capitals: our curated list, checked against Wikidata. Retrieved 2026-10-14.