Outline of Sudan

The Flag of Sudan

The Coat of arms of Sudan

The location of Sudan

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Sudan

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

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

General reference

An enlargeable relief map of Sudan and South Sudan (before partition)

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Sudan
• Official English country name: The Republic of Sudan
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Sudanese
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Sudan
• ISO country codes: SD, SDN, 736
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SD
• Internet country code top-level domain: .sd

Geography of Sudan

An enlargeable topographic map of Sudan and South Sudan (before partition)

Main article: 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 3,187 m (10,456 ft)
    • Low: Red Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 6,751 km

Ethiopia 769 km

Chad 1,360 km

Egypt 1,273 km

Central African Republic 175 km

Eritrea 605 km

Libya 383 km

South Sudan 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

An enlargeable satellite image of Sudan

Main article: Environment of Sudan

• Climate of Sudan
• Environmental issues in Sudan
• Ecoregions in Sudan
• Renewable energy in Sudan
• Geology of Sudan
• Protected areas of Sudan
  • Biosphere reserves in Sudan
  • National parks of Sudan
• Wildlife of Sudan
  • Fauna of Sudan
    • Birds of Sudan
    • Mammals of Sudan

Natural geographic features of Sudan

• Glaciers in Sudan: none
• Islands of Sudan
• Lakes of Sudan
• Mountains of Sudan
  • Volcanoes in Sudan
• Rivers of Sudan
  • Waterfalls of Sudan
• Valleys of Sudan
• World Heritage Sites in Sudan

Regions of Sudan

Main article: Regions of Sudan

Ecoregions of Sudan

Main articles: List of ecoregions in Sudan and Ecoregions in Sudan

Administrative divisions of Sudan

Main article: Administrative divisions of Sudan

• States of Sudan
  • Districts of Sudan
    • Municipalities of Sudan

States of Sudan

Main article: 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

Main article: Districts of Sudan

The States of Sudan are subdivided into 133 districts.

Demography of Sudan

Main article: Demographics of Sudan

Government and politics of Sudan

Main article: Government of Sudan and 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

Main article: Government of Sudan

Executive branch of the government of Sudan

• Head of state: President of Sudan,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Sudan,
• 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

Main article: Court system of Sudan

• Supreme Court of Sudan

Foreign relations of Sudan

Main article: Foreign relations of Sudan

• Diplomatic missions in Sudan
• Diplomatic missions of Sudan

International organization membership

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)
• Organization 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

Main article: Law of Sudan

• Constitution of Sudan
• Crime in Sudan
• Human rights in Sudan
  • Freedom of religion in Sudan
• Law enforcement in Sudan

Military of Sudan

Main article: Military of Sudan

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Sudan
• Forces
  • Army of Sudan
  • Navy of Sudan
  • Air Force of Sudan

Local government in Sudan

Main article: Local government in Sudan

History of Sudan

Main article: History of Sudan, Timeline of the history of Sudan, and Current events of Sudan

• Military history of Sudan

Culture of Sudan

Main article: Culture of Sudan

• Architecture of Sudan
• Cuisine of Sudan
• Festivals in Sudan
• Languages of Sudan
• Media in Sudan
• National symbols of Sudan
  • Coat of arms of Sudan
  • Flag of Sudan
  • National anthem of Sudan
• People of Sudan
• Public holidays in Sudan
• Records of Sudan
• Religion in Sudan
  • Christianity in Sudan
  • Hinduism in Sudan
  • Islam in Sudan
  • Judaism in Sudan
  • Sikhism in Sudan
• World Heritage Sites in Sudan

Art in Sudan

• Art in Sudan
• Cinema of Sudan
• Literature of Sudan
• Music of Sudan
• Television in Sudan
• Theatre in Sudan

Sports in Sudan

Main article: Sports in Sudan

• Football in Sudan
• Sudan at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Sudan

Main article: 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
  • Energy policy of Sudan
  • Oil industry in Sudan
• Health care in Sudan
• Mining in Sudan
• Sudan Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Sudan
• Transport in Sudan
  • Airports in Sudan
  • Rail transport in Sudan
  • Roads in Sudan
• Water supply and sanitation in Sudan

Education in Sudan

Main article: Education in Sudan

Health in Sudan

Main article: Health in Sudan

See also

Main article: Sudan

• Index of Sudan-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Sudan-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Sudan

• Government of Sudan official homepage (in Arabic)
• Sudan.Net
• North/South Sudan Abyei and News and 11 July 2008 and UN SRSG for Sudan Praises Abyei Progress of 11 September 2008
• Sudan Photographic Exhibition - Documentary photographer's images of Sudan's displaced
• Between Two Worlds: A Personal Journey, Photographs by Eli Reed of the Lost Boys of Sudan
• John Dau Sudan Foundation: transforming healthcare in Southern Sudan
• The Juba Post - South Sudan's Independent Newspaper
• Al Rai el am- Biggest Sudan newspaper-Arabic
• IRIN humanitarian news and analysis - Sudan
• Photos of industrial and military production - Sudan
• Sudan Organisation Against Torture
• Africa Floods Appeal
• SudanList Classified Advertising
• Sudanese Online News (in Arabic)
• The Small Arms Survey - Sudan
• The Carter Center information on Sudan
• 2008 Travel Photos from Sudan