Outline of Sudan

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Sudan:

Sudan – North Eastern African state, bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the southeast, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west and Libya to the northwest. Internally, the river Nile divides the country into eastern and western regions. The population of Sudan is a combination of indigenous African inhabitants and descendants of migrants from the Arabian Peninsula. The overwhelming majority of the population today adhere to Islam.

General reference

Pronunciation: Common English country name: Sudan Official English country name: The Republic of Sudan Common endonym(s): As-Sudan السودان Official endonym(s): Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān جمهورية السودان (Arabic) Adjectival(s): Sudanese Demonym(s): Sudanese ISO country codes: SD, SDN, 736 ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SD Internet country code top-level domain: .sd

Geography of Sudan

Geography of Sudan Sudan is: a country Location Sudan is situated within the following regions: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere Africa North Africa East Africa partially within the Sahara Desert Greater Middle East Time zone: East Africa Time (UTC+03) Extreme points of Sudan High: Kinyeti Low: Red Sea 0 m Land boundaries: 6,751 km 769 km 1,360 km 1,273 km 175 km 605 km 383 km 1 937 km Coastline: Red Sea 853 km Population of Sudan: 30,894,000 (2008) - 32nd most populous country

Area of Sudan: 1,886,068 km2 Atlas of Sudan

Environment of Sudan

Environment of Sudan Climate of Sudan Environmental issues in Sudan Ecoregions in Sudan Wildlife of Sudan Fauna of Sudan Birds of Sudan Mammals of Sudan

Natural geographic features of Sudan

Glaciers in Sudan: none The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980. Mountains of Sudan Volcanoes in Sudan Rivers of Sudan World Heritage Sites in Sudan

Regions of Sudan

Ecoregions of Sudan

List of ecoregions in Sudan Ecoregions in Sudan

Administrative divisions of Sudan

Administrative divisions of Sudan States of Sudan Districts of Sudan

States of Sudan

States of Sudan Blue Nile Al Jazirah Kassala Khartoum North Darfur North Kordofan Northern Al Qadarif Red Sea River Nile Sennar South Darfur South Kordofan West Darfur White Nile

Districts of Sudan

The States of Sudan are subdivided into 133 districts.

Demography of Sudan

Demographics of Sudan

Government and politics of Sudan

Politics of Sudan Form of government: authoritarian democracy Capital of Sudan: Khartoum Elections in Sudan Political parties in Sudan

Branches of the government of Sudan

Government of Sudan

Executive branch of the government of Sudan Head of state: President of Sudan, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Head of government: Prime Minister of Sudan, Kamil Idris Cabinet of Sudan

Legislative branch of the government of Sudan

Parliament of Sudan (bicameral) Upper house: Senate of Sudan Lower house: House of Commons of Sudan

Judicial branch of the government of Sudan

Court system of Sudan

Foreign relations of Sudan

Foreign relations of Sudan Diplomatic missions in Sudan Diplomatic missions of Sudan

Membership in international organizations The Republic of Sudan is a member of:

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) African Development Bank Group (AfDB) African Union (AU) Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA) Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM)

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Islamic Development Bank (IDB) League of Arab States (LAS) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO) (observer)

Law and order in Sudan

Law of Sudan Constitution of Sudan Human rights in Sudan LGBT rights in Sudan Freedom of religion in Sudan Law enforcement in Sudan Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (Sudan)

Military of Sudan

Military of Sudan Command Commander-in-chief: Forces Army of Sudan Navy of Sudan Air Force of Sudan

Local government in Sudan

History of Sudan

Culture of Sudan

Visual and performing arts in Sudan Literature of Sudan Music of Sudan Cinema of Sudan Photography of Sudan Visual arts of Sudan Architecture of Sudan Fashion of Sudan

General culture of Sudan Cuisine of Sudan Languages of Sudan Media in Sudan Television in Sudan National symbols of Sudan Coat of arms of Sudan Flag of Sudan National anthem of Sudan Orders, decorations, and medals People of Sudan Public holidays in Sudan Religion in Sudan Islam in Sudan Christianity in Sudan Hinduism in Sudan Archaeological sites in Sudan National Museum of Sudan

Sports in Sudan Football in Sudan Sudan at the Olympics Nuba fighting

Displacement Refugees and internally displaced people of Sudan Sudanese refugees in Chad Sudanese refugees in Egypt Sudanese refugee crisis El Fasher refugee crisis Deportation of Eritreans from Sudan Evacuation of foreign nationals during the Sudanese civil war Sudanese Americans Sudanese in Israel Tawila Zamzam camp

Economy and infrastructure of Sudan

Economy of Sudan Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 66th (sixty-sixth) Agriculture in Sudan Banking in Sudan National Bank of Sudan Communications in Sudan Internet in Sudan Companies of Sudan Currency of Sudan: Pound ISO 4217: SDG Energy in Sudan Health care in Sudan Mining in Sudan Postage stamps and postal history of Sudan Tourism in Sudan Transport in Sudan Airports in Sudan Rail transport in Sudan

Education in Sudan

Health in Sudan

Outline of Sudan

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