The Republic of the Sudan is the largest land in Africa. It located in North Africa and shares borders with Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, Kenya and Uganda to the southeast, Democratic Republic of Congo and Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west and Libya to the northwest.
Capital: Khartoum
Largest city: Omdurman
Official language: Arabic
Population:2006 est. - 36 992 490
Currency: Sudanese dinar (SDD)
Climate: tropical in south; arid desert in north







