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: As-Sudan السودان
- Official endonym: Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān جمهورية السودان
- Adjectival: Sudanese
- Demonym:
- 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
- * Extreme points of Sudan
- ** High: Kinyeti
- ** Low: Red Sea 0 m
- * Land boundaries: 6,751 km
- Population of Sudan: 30,894,000 - 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
- Mountains of Sudan
- * Volcanoes in Sudan
- Rivers of Sudan
- World Heritage Sites in Sudan
Regions of Sudan
Regions of SudanEcoregions of Sudan
List of ecoregions in SudanAdministrative divisions of Sudan
Administrative divisions of Sudan- States of Sudan
- * Districts 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 SudanGovernment 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 SudanExecutive branch of the government of Sudan
Legislative branch of the government of Sudan
- Parliament of Sudan
- * Upper house: Senate of Sudan
- * Lower house: House of Commons of Sudan
Judicial branch of the government of Sudan
Court system of SudanForeign relations of Sudan
Foreign relations of SudanMembership in international organizations
The Republic of Sudan is a member of:- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States
- African Development Bank Group
- African Union
- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
- Arab Monetary Fund
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
- Council of Arab Economic Unity
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- Group of 77
- Inter-Governmental Authority on Development
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- International Criminal Court
- International Criminal Police Organization
- International Development Association
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- International Finance Corporation
- International Fund for Agricultural Development
- International Labour Organization
- International Maritime Organization
- International Monetary Fund
- International Olympic Committee
- International Organization for Migration
- International Organization for Standardization
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- International Telecommunication Union
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
- Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Islamic Development Bank
- League of Arab States
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- Nonaligned Movement
- Organization of Islamic Cooperation
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- Permanent Court of Arbitration
- United Nations
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- Universal Postal Union
- World Customs Organization
- World Federation of Trade Unions
- World Health Organization
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- World Meteorological Organization
- World Tourism Organization
- World Trade Organization
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
Local government in SudanCulture 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
Displacement
- Refugees 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
- Zamzam Refugee Camp
Economy and infrastructure of Sudan
Economy of Sudan- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 66th
- 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