Sudan
Sudan
Capital Khartoum
1,861,484 km² · 51,662,147 people (2025) · Sudanese pound
The Blue Nile and White Nile meet at Khartoum, and the confluence is visible as a colour line in the water. Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt — over 200 at Meroë and the other Kushite sites — though they are smaller and much steeper.
The facts
- Capital
- Khartoum
- Area
- 1,861,484 km² — 718,723 sq mi
- Population
- 51,662,147 (2025)
- Density
- 27.8 people per km²
- Currency
- Sudanese pound (SDG, PT)
- Official languages
- Arabic, English
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Calling code
- +249
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- SD · SDN
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 16 of 200
- By population
- 30 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1,964,375 | 131,946,900 |
| Indonesia | 1,904,569 | 285,721,236 |
| Sudan ← | 1,861,484 | 51,662,147 |
| Libya | 1,759,540 | 7,458,555 |
| Iran | 1,648,195 | 92,417,681 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Sudan?
- Khartoum
- What currency does Sudan use?
- The Sudanese pound (SDG).
- How big is Sudan?
- 1,861,484 km², or 718,723 square miles — 16 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Sudan drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)