Country (long form) Republic of the Sudan
Capital Khartoum
Total Area 967,498.65 sq mi
2,505,810.00 sq km
Population 35,079,814 (July 2000 est.)
Languages Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English
Religions Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum)
Government Type transitional - previously ruling military junta
Currency 1 Sudanese dinar (SD) = 100 piastres
Labor Force (by occupation) agriculture 80%, industry and commerce 10%, government 6%, unemployed 4%
Industry cotton ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleum refining
Agriculture cotton, groundnuts (peanuts), sorghum, millet, wheat, gum arabic, sesame; sheep
Exports cotton, sesame, livestock, groundnuts, oil, gum arabic
Natural Resources petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower