Sudan Short Introduction for Travelers

Capital Khartoum Government Authoritarian regime Currency Sudanese Pound (SDG) Area 2,505,810km² water: 129,810km² land: 2.376 million km² Population 37,090,298 (July 2002 estimate) Language Arabic & English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, note: program of “Arabization” in process Religion Islam 70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and [...]read moreSudan Short Introduction for Travelers