 Sudan is a northeast African country bordered by Egypt to the north, Chad and Central African Republic to the west, South Sudan to the south, and Eritrea and Ethiopia to her east, with a geographic location of 15 00 N, 30 00 E. Khartoum is the capital. Arabic and English are the official languages.
Demographics
Sudan has a population of 34,206,710 with a life expectancy of 62.57 years. Sudan is predominantly Sunni muslim, with a very small Christian community. Ethnic break down is as follows: (70%)Afro-Arab, Fur, Beja, Nuba, Fallata. The country has a 71.8% literacy rate for males and 50.5% literacy rate for females.
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Work Cited
Cia Factbook, Sudan
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