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Capital:
Khartoum
Area:
2,505,800 sq km / 967,489 sq ml
Language:
Arabic, and African languages
Currency:
Sudanese Dinar
Population:
38,114,160
Life expectancy:
51 (men), 53 (women)
Literacy rate:
43%
Religions:
Sunni Muslim, animist
Physical features:
Fertile valley along River Nile, Libyan Desert in the west, high rocky Nubian Desert in the east. Sudan is the largest country in Africa
Ethnic distribution:
Over 50 ethnic groups with over 600 subgroups with mainly Arabs in the north and African in the south
Exports:
Cotton, gum arabic, sesame seed, peanuts
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