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The flag was first hoisted on May 20, 1970. It uses Pan-Arab colors. Black is for al-Mahdi (a leader in the 1800s) and the name of the country (sudan in Arabic means black); white recalls the revolutionary flag of 1924 and suggests peace and optimism; red is for patriotic martyrs, socialism, and progress; and green is for prosperity and Islam.
Sudan
Official name: Jumhuriyat as-Sudan (Republic of the Sudan).
Form of government: Islamic military regime with one legis ...
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Country (long form)Republic of the Sudan
CapitalKhartoum
Total Area967,498.65 sq mi
2,505,810.00 sq km
(slightly more than one-quarter the size of the US)
Population36,080,373 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 205084,192,309
LanguagesArabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English
Literacy46.1% total, 57.7% male, 34.6% female (1995 est.)
ReligionsSunni Muslim 70% (in no ...
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OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of the Sudan
CAPITAL: Khartoum
SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Military Dictatorship
AREA: 2,505,813 Sq Km (967,500 Sq Mi)
ESTIMATED 2000 POPULATION: 29,810,600
LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY: Sudan is located in North East Africa. It is bound by Egypt to the north, Libya to the northwest, Chad to the west, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) to the south, Uganda and Kenya to the southeast, Ethiopia and Eritrea ...
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A Country Study: Sudan
Library of Congress Call Number DT154.6 .S93 1992
Sudan
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Sudan
Capital : Khartoum
Major Language(s) : Arabic, Dinka
Largest City : Khartoum
Date of UN Membership : 12 Nov. 1956
Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 2249
Latitude/Longitude (at largest city) : 15°36'N 32°33'E
Currency : pound
GDP (million US$, 1997) : 1648
Area (km2) : 2505813
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 28882
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 11
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 59
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Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea
Geographic coordinates: 15 00 N, 30 00 E
Map references: Africa
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