| Republic of Sudan |
 |
| جمهورية السودان |
| Widget Sudan |
| |
| Continent |
Africa |
| Sub-continent |
Eastern Africa |
| Population (2008) |
40 218 455 |
inhabitants |
| Yearly growth rate |
2.134 |
% |
| Area |
2 505 810 |
km2 |
| Density |
16.05 |
inhabitants/km2 |
| GNP (2007) |
43.80 |
milliards $USD |
| GNP/inhabitant (2007) |
1 137 |
$USD |
| GNP growth (2007) |
26.81 |
% |
| GDP (2007) |
46.23 |
milliards $USD |
| GDP/inhabitant (2007) |
1 244 |
$USD |
| GDP growth (2007) |
10.50 |
% |
| Life expectancy (2008) |
50.28 |
years |
| Birth (2008) |
34.31 |
‰ |
| Fecundity index (2008) |
4.58 |
children/woman |
| Death (2008) |
13.64 |
‰ |
| Child death rate (2008) |
86.98 |
‰ |
| Alphabtization rate (2003) |
61.10 |
% |
| Official languages |
Arab |
| Currency converter |
Sudanese pound (SDG) |
| Human developpment index (IDH 2007) |
0.531/1.0 (rank : 152/186) |
| Environmental Performance Index (EPI 2010) |
47.1 (rank : 130/164) |
| Nature of the state |
Islamist federal republic |
| Head of the state |
President : Omar Hassan al-Bashir |
| National hollyday |
1st january (independence in 1956) |
| Internet code of the country : |
.sd |
| Demonym |
Sudanese |
| Tourist (2006) |
328 000 |
people |
