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Major cities
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| Khartoum | 2,8 million |
| Omdurman | 1,5 million |
| Port Sudan | 400,000 |
| Kassala | 320,000 |
| Al-Ubayyid | 310,000 |
| Nyala | 290,000 |
| Wad Medani | 280,000 |
| Al-Qadarif | 240,000 |
| Kusti | 220,000 |
| Al-Fashir | 190,000 |
| Juba | 180,000 |
| Al-Junaynah | 130,000 |
| Atbarah | 120,000 |
| Waw | 120,000 |
| Ad-Du'ayn | 100,000 |
| Sannar | 100,000 |
| Malakal | 100,000 |
| Ad-Damazin | 100,000 |
All figures are 2005 estimates
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Status
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Independent Islamic republic, divided into 26 states (wilaya(t)).
Sudan has an ongoing civil war in the southern half of the country. In the northeast the border to Egypt remains disputed.
| Government
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Head of state: President Omar Hassan al-Bashir
| Geography
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Inhabitants: 40 million (2005 estimate)
Population growth rate: 2.7%
Total area: 2,505,000 kmē
Water: 129,800 km²
Density: 15 per kmē
Border: 7,687 km (Egypt 1,273 km, Libya 383 km, Chad 1,360 km, Central African Republic 1,165 km, Congo-Kinshasa 628 km, Uganda 435 km, Kenya 232 km, Ethiopia 1,606 km, Eritrea 605 km)
Coastline: 853 km
Highest point: Kinyeti 3,187 m
Arable land: 7%
Capital: Khartoum
| Human Development Index
| World rank (of 177): 141
Index (1.0 max): 0.516
Explanation
| Demography
| Languages: Arabic (official), Nubian, Te Bedawie, Nilotic languages, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages and English
Religions: Sunni Islam, Traditional religions, Christianity
| Economy
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Currency: Pound=100 qirush (SDG)
1 pound=US$0,47. US$1=2.12 pounds (Sep. 2008)
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