| Land area (sq. km) |
2,376,000.00 |
WDI |
| Arable land (% of land area) |
7.16 |
WDI |
| Population, total |
35,522,988.00 |
WDI |
| Population growth (annual %) |
1.90 |
WDI |
| Population density (people per sq. km) |
14.95 |
WDI |
| Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
60.93 |
WDI/UN/UNICEF |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) |
56.55 |
WDI |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
62.60 |
WDI |
| Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)** |
40.0 (2004 est.) |
WDI/CIA/UNICEF |
| Urban population (% of total) |
39.86 |
WDI |
| Ethnic breakdown |
black 52%, Arab 39%, Beja 6%, foreigners 2%, other 1% |
CIA |
| Religious breakdown |
Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum) |
CIA |
| Language |
|
CIA |
| Capital City |
Khartoum |
CIA |
| Character of government |
Republic ; Administrative Division: 26 states; Independence day: 1 January 1956 (from Egypt and UK) |
CIA* |
| Current President/Prime Minister |
President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR (since 16 October 1993) |
CIA* |
| Executive branch description |
President is both the chief of state and head of government; cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president; note - the National Congress Party or NCP (formerly the National Islamic Front or NIF) dominates al-BASHIR's cabinet |
CIA* |
| Legislative branch description |
bi-cameral body comprising the National Assembly and Council of States (replaced unicameral National Assembly of 360 seats); pending elections and National Election Law, the Presidency appointed 450 members to the National Assembly according to the provisions of the 2005 CPA |
CIA* |
| Judicial branch description |
Constitutional Court of nine justices; National Supreme Court; National Courts of Appeal; other national courts; National Judicial Service Commission will undertake overall management of the National Judiciary |
CIA |
| Women in national parliament (% of total) |
10.00 |
WDI |
| Foreign aid per capita (current US$) |
24.84 |
WDI |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflow (BoP, current US$ bn) ** |
1.51 |
WDI |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
5.20 |
WDI |
| GDP per capita (constant 2000 US$) |
436.58 |
WDI |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) |
8.51 |
WDI |
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) |
2.25 (2003) |
WDI/CIA/WRI |
| Military expenditure (% of central government expenditure) |
52.99 (1999) |
WDI/WRI/Dept of State/UNICEF |
| Health expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
1.86 (2003) |
WDI/WRI |
| Education expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
1.90 (2003) |
WDI/WRI |
| Main export |
oil and petroleum products; cotton, sesame, livestock, groundnuts, gum arabic, sugar |
CIA |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) |
18.7 (2002 est) |
WDI/CIA |
| External debt, total (DOD, current US$) |
19,331,700,736.00 |
WDI/CIA |
| Currency |
Sudanesse Dinar (SDD) |
CIA |
| Local Currency Rate, per US$ |
257.91 |
CIA |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
32.09 |
WDI/Comp Industry Almanac |
| Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people) |
29.52 |
WDI |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
17.06 |
WDI |
| Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people) |
28.96 |
WDI |
