Official name: Republic of the Sudan
Capital: Khartoum Area: 2,505,810 square kilometers (967,499 square miles) Highest point on mainland: Jabal Marrah 3,071 m Lowest point on land: Sea level Location: north-eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea. Coastline: 853 km Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 18 nm continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation Climate: hot and dry; arid desert; rainy season varies by region (April to November) Terrain: generally flat, featureless plain; desert dominates the north Natural resources: petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold; hydropower Land use: arable land: 6.76% permanent crops: 0.07% other: 93.17% (2011) |