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🇸🇩Sudan

السودان

Africa · Northern AfricaSovereign stateAUAL
ISOSD · SDN · 729
LAT,LNG15.00, 30.00
TEL+249

Sudan is a sovereign country in Northern Africa, Africa. Its capital is Khartoum. It has a population of about 43,849,269 across 1,886,068 km² — roughly 23 people per km². The currency is the Sudanese pound (SDG ج.س.). Official languages are Arabic and English. Its ISO 3166 codes are SD, SDN, 729, and the international calling code is +249.

Capital
Khartoum
#35
Population
43,849,269
#17
Area
1,886,068 km²
#194
Density
23 /km²

Key facts about Sudan

GET/alpha/SD
Calling code
+249
Currencies
SDG ج.س.
Languages
ArabicEnglish
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Demonym
Sudanese
Top-level domain
.sd
ISO codes
SD · SDN · 729
Coordinates
15.00, 30.00
Capital
Khartoum

Other names for Sudan

Republic of the SudanJumhūrīyat as-SūdānSoudanSudánSudãoスーダン

Largest cities in Sudan (12)

GET/cities?country=SD

Countries bordering Sudan (7)

GET/borders/sudan

Frequently asked questions about Sudan

What is the capital of Sudan?

The capital of Sudan is Khartoum.

What is the population of Sudan?

Sudan has a population of about 43,849,269, the 35th largest in the world.

What currency is used in Sudan?

Sudan uses the Sudanese pound (SDG, symbol ج.س.).

What languages are spoken in Sudan?

The main languages of Sudan are Arabic and English.

What is the calling code for Sudan?

The international dialing code for Sudan is +249.

Which countries border Sudan?

Sudan shares land borders with Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, and South Sudan.

Query Sudan from the API

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This country
GET countries.dev/alpha/SD
Full record by ISO alpha-2 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/alpha/SDN
Full record by ISO alpha-3 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/numericcode/729
Look up by ISO numeric codeDocs
GET countries.dev/cioc/SUD
Look up by IOC (Olympic) codeDocs
GET countries.dev/name/sudan
Search by country nameDocs
Places in this country
GET countries.dev/cities?country=SD
Largest cities in SudanDocs
GET countries.dev/borders/sudan
Neighbouring countries (full records)Docs
GET countries.dev/cities/near?lat=15&lng=30
Nearest cities to its centre pointDocs
Find similar countries
GET countries.dev/region/Africa
Countries in AfricaDocs
GET countries.dev/subregion/Northern%20Africa
Countries in Northern AfricaDocs
GET countries.dev/currency/SDG
Countries using the Sudanese poundDocs
GET countries.dev/lang/ar
Countries that speak ArabicDocs
GET countries.dev/callingcode/249
Countries with calling code +249Docs
GET countries.dev/timezone/UTC%2B03%3A00
Countries in UTC+03:00Docs
GET countries.dev/tld/sd
Countries on the .sd domainDocs
GET countries.dev/demonym/Sudanese
Countries whose people are "Sudanese"Docs
GET countries.dev/capital/Khartoum
Find a country by capital (Khartoum)Docs
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