Geographical position: Sudan is located in Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea.
The country’s climate is tropical in south; arid desert in north; rainy season varies by region (April to November).
Languages: Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English.
Khartoum is the capital of Sudan.
Surface: 2,505,810 sq km
Population: 40,187,486
System of government: authoritarian regime - ruling military junta took power in 1989; government is run by an alliance of the military and the National Congress Party (NCP), formerly the National Islamic Front (NIF), which espouses an Islamist platform
Capital: Khartoum
Religion: Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum)
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