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Sudan

Republic of the Sudan · جمهورية السودان

Capital
Khartoum
Population
51.7 million 2025
Area
1,886,068 km²
Neighbours
7
Locator map of SudanSUDANKhartoumCHADETHIOPIASOUTH SUDANCENTRAL AFRICANREPUBLICLIBYAEGYPTERITREA0500 km
Sudan hatched, Khartoum marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 15.4°N 30.2°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Sudan is a country in Northern Africa bordered by the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya and South Sudan. Only ten countries have more land neighbours. Its area of 1,886,068 km² puts it 15th in the world and 3rd of 54 in Africa.

About 51.7 million people lived in Sudan in 2025, according to the World Bank, 30th of 194 countries. That works out at 27 people per km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 34.9% in 2025.

In 2025, GDP per capita stood at US$1,165 in current US dollars: 171st of 191 worldwide, 35th of 52 in Africa. Newborns in 2024 had a life expectancy of 66.5 years. The fertility rate was 4.26 births per woman in 2024. The latest World Bank figure for internet use (2017) is older than 2018, so it appears in the table with its year but is not ranked or compared here.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. From 8.7°N to 22.2°N, it spans about 1,505 km north to south. The point on the opposite side of the Earth from Khartoum lies in the South Pacific Ocean, about 210 km from the nearest land, French Polynesia.

How it compares Africa: 54 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAfrica
Population51,662,1472025, World Bank30th of 1948th of 54
Area1,886,068 km²world-countries15th of 1953rd of 54
GDPUS$60.2 billion2025, World Bank, current US$90th of 19114th of 52
GDP per capitaUS$1,1652025, World Bank, current US$171st of 19135th of 52
Population density27 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries157th of 19442nd of 54
Life expectancy66.5 years2024, World Bank158th of 19422nd of 54
Urban population34.9%2025, World Bank161st of 19439th of 54
Forest area11.9% of land2024, World Bank149th of 19439th of 54
Population growth+2.38% a year2025, World Bank30th of 19421st of 54
Internet users18.6%2017, World Bank; older than 2018, not ranked——
Fertility rate4.26 births per woman2024, World Bank16th of 19414th of 54
Land neighbours7world-countries; among the 19511th of 1954th of 54
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaIndonesia, Mexico and Libya

Closest in populationSouth Korea, Uganda and Colombia

Neighbours 7 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Eritrea687 km
    Khartoum to Asmara, capital to capital
  • Ethiopia990 km
    Khartoum to Addis Ababa, capital to capital
  • South Sudan1,201 km
    Khartoum to Juba, capital to capital
  • Egypt1,613 km
    Khartoum to Cairo, capital to capital
  • Chad1,926 km
    Khartoum to N'Djamena, capital to capital
  • Central African Republic1,973 km
    Khartoum to Bangui, capital to capital
  • Libya2,738 km
    Khartoum to Tripoli, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Khartoum
15.59°N 32.53°E
Northernmost latitude
22.20°N
Southernmost latitude
8.67°N
Westernmost longitude
21.83°E
Easternmost longitude
38.61°E
North to south
about 1,505 km
Antipode of Khartoum
15.59°S 147.47°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 210 km from the nearest land (French Polynesia)