Sudan β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Sudan covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Sudan
The capital of Sudan is Khartoum. It has a population of approximately 50.4M. The country covers an area of 1,886,068 kmΒ². It is located in Northern Africa.
Geography
Sudan is a country in Northern Africa, part of the Africa region. It covers an area of approximately 1,886,068 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, and Eritrea, totalling 7 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Sudan has a population of approximately 50,448,963 people. Population density is around 26.7 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include Arabic and English, totalling 2 languages. People from this country are referred to as Sudanese.
Economy Overview
As of 2025, Sudan reports a nominal GDP of about $60.2 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 865.9% of GDP in 1999. The official currency is the Sudanese pound (SDG, symbol PT). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 509.37 SDG.
Culture & Time
Sudan operates on a single time zone (Africa/Khartoum). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.sd.
Government & Status
The capital of Sudan is Khartoum. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +249. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is SD.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.