Sudan

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Sudan#

Sudan flag

Long referred to as Nubia, modern-day Sudan was the site of the Kingdom of Kerma (ca.

Government type: presidential republic. Chief of state: Sovereign Council Chair and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces General Abd-al-Fattah al-BURHAN Abd-al-Rahman (since 11 November 2021).

Facts#

Capital

Khartoum

Region

north-eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea

Area

total : 1,861,484 sq km; land: 1,731,671 sq km; water: 129,813 sq km

Population

50,467,278 (2024 est.)

Languages

Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, Fur

Currency

Sudanese pounds (SDG)

Time zone

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Refugees#

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

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