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Sudan

Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Sudan.

Flag of Sudan
Pixel-art depiction of The pyramids of Meroe under crisp desert morning light with clustered steep-sided Nubian pyramids, funerary chapels, reddish masonry, rippled sand, acacias, desert grasses, dark stones, and low Butana ridges
Ancient pyramids of Meroë. Pixel-art illustration inspired by Sudan.

Sudan at a glance

CAPITAL
Khartoum
REGION
Africa
POPULATION
51,000,000
AREA
1,886,068 km²
LANGUAGE
Arabic
CURRENCY
Sudanese Pound (SDG)

COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE

Ancient Pyramid Fields

Sudan has numerous Nubian pyramids at sites including Meroë.

DID YOU KNOW?

A surprising detail about Sudan

Sudan has more surviving ancient pyramids than Egypt, though most are much smaller.

Geography and nearby countries

PinPointr places Sudan in its Africa region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 1,886,068 km² and a population of approximately 51,000,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.

Listed land neighbors

Egypt Libya Chad Central African Republic South Sudan Ethiopia Eritrea

Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.

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