AFRICA
🇸🇩 Sudan
Level 4 — Do Not Travel
Advisory Level
Level 4
Health Alerts
0
Last Updated
Oct 15, 2025
About Sudan
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the southeast, and South Sudan to the south. Sudan has a population of 51.8 million people as of 2025 and occupies 1,886,068 square kilometres, making it Africa's third-largest country by area. Sudan's capital and most populous city is Khartoum.
Source: WikipediaAt a Glance
Capital
Khartoum
Population
51.7 million
Area
1,886,068 km²
Language
Arabic
Currency
Sudanese pound
GDP/Capita
$985
Travel Advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Do not travel due to life-threatening risks. U.S. citizens should depart immediately if safe to do so.
Currency & Economy
- Currency
- Sudanese pound (SDG)
- GDP
- $49.7B
- GDP per Capita
- $985
Development
- Life Expectancy
- 66.3 years
Geography & Practical Details
- Region
- Africa
- Capital
- Khartoum
- Area
- 1,886,068 km²
- Population
- 51,662,000
- Timezone
- UTC+03:00
- Languages
- Arabic, English
- Calling Code
- +249
- Drives On
- Right
- ISO Code
- SD