Population 39,379,358 (July 2007 est.): black 52%, Arab 39%, Beja 6%, foreigners 2%, other 1%
Capital City Khartoum (2.1 million)
Languages Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English
Official Currency Sudanese Dinar  

Religions Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum), indigenous beliefs 25%


Land


Land Area 2,376,000 sq km (917,374 sq miles) - slightly more than one-quarter the size of the US.
Natural Resources: petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower.
Terrain: generally flat, featureless plain; mountains in far south, northeast and west; desert dominates the north.
Geography: largest country in Africa; dominated by the Nile and its tributaries