Sudan
CountryPublic data · traceableSudan is a sovereign state. Capital: Khartoum. Form of government: federal republic. Legislature: National Legislature. Official language(s): English, Arabic. Population: about 48,945,000 (2025). Area: about 1,886,068 km².
- Official name
- Sudan
- Administrative seat
- Khartoum
- Population
- 48,945,000
- Area
- 1,886,068 km²
- Currency
- Sudanese pound
- Continent
- Africa
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UN rights council condemns attacks on civilians in Sudan, calls for truce
Al Jazeera
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- Oct 6, 2026, 11:41 AM
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Sudan: Driver killed in aerial attack on aid trucks in South Kordofan
UN News
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- Oct 5, 2026, 3:54 PM
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US tries new Sudan strategy as war fueled by ‘external actors’ drags on
The Hill
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- Oct 7, 2026, 6:57 AM
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Why Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms Should Win the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
Global Dispatches
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- Oct 8, 2026, 6:57 PM
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Sovereign state
Sudan is a sovereign state. Capital: Khartoum. Form of government: federal republic. Legislature: National Legislature. Official language(s): English, Arabic. Population: about 48,945,000 (2025). Area: about 1,886,068 km².
- Administrative seat
- Khartoum
- Population
- 48,945,000
- Area
- 1,886,068 km²
- Currency
- Sudanese pound
- Official language
- English · Arabic
- Continent
- Africa
- Admin code
- SDN
Sudanese Communist Party
communism, Marxism
- Founded
- 1946
Kamil Idris
Head of government · Prime Minister of Sudan
- As of
- 2026-10-10
- Term
- Since 19 May 2025