Sudan

CE5

Sudan so͞odănˈ [key], officially Republic of the Sudan, republic (2015 est. pop. 38,648,000), 718,723 sq mi (1,861,484 sq km), NE Africa. It borders on Egypt in the north, on the Red Sea in the northeast, on Eritrea and Ethiopia in the east, on South Sudan in the south, and on the Central African Republic, Chad, and Libya in the west. Khartoum is the capital and Omdurman is the largest city.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Struggles of an Independent Nation
• The Era of Foreign Control
• Early History
• Government
• Economy
• People
• Land

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