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Capital: Khartoum

Government: Federal Republic

Current President: Omar Bashir

Economy:

• The oil sector has driven much of the country’s GDP since 1999.
• Sudan, currently, is attempting to generate new sources of revenues, such as from gold mining, while carrying out an austerity program to reduce expenditures.
• Agricultural production continues to employ 80% of the work force and contributes a third of GDP.

Population: 30 million (UN 2011)

Land Size: 1.8 million sq km (728,215 sq miles)

Major Ethic Groups:

• Sudanese Arab (approximately 70%)
• Fur
• Beja
• Nuba
• Fallata

Religions:

• Sunni Muslim
• small Christian minority

Language(s):

• Arabic (official)
• English (official)
• Nubian
• Ta Bedawie
• Fur

Links:

• CIA World Fact Book: Sudan
• U.S. Department of State: Sudan
• BBC News: Sudan
• Sudanese Embassy in the U.S.