Sudan

Soudan

Africa

Did you know?

•Sudan is one of Africa's largest countries by area.
•Khartoum lies near the meeting point of the Blue Nile and the White Nile.
•The ancient site of Meroe in Sudan is famous for its pyramids from the Kingdom of Kush.

Key Information

Capital

Khartoum

Population

51,7 million

Area

1,886,068 km²

GDP

39,5 billion $

Currency

SDG

Difficulty on MapGuesser

Medium

Subregion

Northern Africa

Calling code

+249

MapGuesser Tip

Sudan is the large northeast African country directly south of Egypt and west of the Red Sea.

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Official Languages

ArabicEnglish

Flag Colors

rougeblancnoirvert

Flag History

The flag of Sudan used since 20 May 1970 consists of a horizontal red-white-black tricolour with a green triangle at the hoist. The flag is based on the Arab Liberation Flag of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. Upon gaining independence in 1956, Sudan, adopted a horizontal tricolour of blue, yellow and green. This flag was abandoned after the the 1969 military coup of Gaafar Nimeiry.

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