# Outline of Sudan

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Sudan:
Sudan – North Eastern African state, bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the southeast, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west and Libya to the northwest. Internally, the river Nile divides the country into eastern and western regions. The population of Sudan is a combination of indigenous African inhabitants and descendants of migrants from the Arabian Peninsula. The overwhelming majority of the population today adhere to Islam.

## General reference

* Pronunciation:
* Common English country name: Sudan
* Official English country name: The Republic of Sudan
* Common endonym(s): As-Sudan السودان
* Official endonym(s): Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān جمهورية السودان (Arabic)
* Adjectival(s): Sudanese
* Demonym(s):
* ISO country codes: SD, SDN, 736
* ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SD
* Internet country code top-level domain: .sd

## Geography of Sudan

Geography of Sudan
* Sudan is: a country
* Location
** Sudan is situated within the following regions:
*** Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
*** Africa
**** North Africa
**** East Africa
**** partially within the Sahara Desert
*** Greater Middle East
** Time zone: East Africa Time (UTC+03)
** Extreme points of Sudan
*** High: Kinyeti 3,187 m (10,456 ft)
*** Low: Red Sea 0 m
** Land boundaries: 6,751 km
       Ethiopia 769 km
       Chad 1,360 km
       Egypt 1,273 km
       Central African Republic 175 km
       Eritrea 605 km
       Libya 383 km
       South Sudan 1 937 km
   * Coastline: Red Sea 853 km
* Population of Sudan: 30,894,000 (2008) - 32nd most populous country
* Area of Sudan: 1,886,068 km$^2$
* Atlas of Sudan

### Environment of Sudan

Environment of Sudan
* Climate of Sudan
* Environmental issues in Sudan
* Ecoregions in Sudan
* Wildlife of Sudan
** Fauna of Sudan
*** Birds of Sudan
*** Mammals of Sudan

#### Natural geographic features of Sudan

* Glaciers in Sudan: none
* Mountains of Sudan
** Volcanoes in Sudan
* Rivers of Sudan
* World Heritage Sites in Sudan

### Regions of Sudan

Regions of Sudan

#### Ecoregions of Sudan

List of ecoregions in Sudan
* Ecoregions in Sudan

#### Administrative divisions of Sudan

Administrative divisions of Sudan
* States of Sudan
** Districts of Sudan

##### States of Sudan

States of Sudan
* Blue Nile
* Al Jazirah
* Kassala
* Khartoum
* North Darfur
* North Kordofan
* Northern
* Al Qadarif
* Red Sea
* River Nile
* Sennar
* South Darfur
* South Kordofan
* West Darfur
* White Nile

##### Districts of Sudan

Districts of Sudan
The States of Sudan are subdivided into 133 districts.

### Demography of Sudan

Demographics of Sudan

## Government and politics of Sudan

Politics of Sudan
* Form of government: authoritarian democracy
* Capital of Sudan: Khartoum
* Elections in Sudan
* Political parties in Sudan

### Branches of the government of Sudan

Government of Sudan

#### Executive branch of the government of Sudan

* Head of state: President of Sudan,
* Head of government: Prime Minister of Sudan,
* Cabinet of Sudan

#### Legislative branch of the government of Sudan

* Parliament of Sudan (bicameral)
** Upper house: Senate of Sudan
** Lower house: House of Commons of Sudan

#### Judicial branch of the government of Sudan

Court system of Sudan

### Foreign relations of Sudan

Foreign relations of Sudan
* Diplomatic missions in Sudan
* Diplomatic missions of Sudan

#### Membership in international organizations

The Republic of Sudan is a member of:

### Law and order in Sudan

Law of Sudan
* Constitution of Sudan
* Human rights in Sudan
** LGBT rights in Sudan
** Freedom of religion in Sudan
* Law enforcement in Sudan
* Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (Sudan)

### Military of Sudan

Military of Sudan
* Command
** Commander-in-chief:
* Forces
** Army of Sudan
** Navy of Sudan
** Air Force of Sudan

### Local government in Sudan

Local government in Sudan

## History of Sudan

* Timeline
* Pre-independence governors
* Pre and early history
* Medieval
* Islamization
* Turkish occupation
* Mahdiyya
* Anglo-Egyptian occupation
** History
* Independent Sudan
* First Civil War
* 1958 coup
* 1969 coup
* Nimeiry Era
* Communist coup
* National Reconciliation
* Second Civil War
* 1985 coup
* First Transitional Military Council
* Coalitions/Bashir Era
* 1989 coup
* RCCNS
* War in Darfur
* United Nations Mission
* Nomadic conflicts
* Conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile
* 2019 coup
* Second Transitional Military Council
* Transitional Sovereignty Council
* 2019–2021 transition to democracy
** Peace process
** October 2021 coup
** 2023 Civil war

## Culture of Sudan
### Visual and performing arts in Sudan

* Literature of Sudan
* Music of Sudan
* Cinema of Sudan
* Photography of Sudan
* Visual arts of Sudan
* Architecture of Sudan
* Fashion of Sudan

### General culture of Sudan

* Cuisine of Sudan
* Languages of Sudan
* Media in Sudan
* Television in Sudan
* National symbols of Sudan
** Coat of arms of Sudan
** Flag of Sudan
** National anthem of Sudan
** Orders, decorations, and medals
* People of Sudan
* Public holidays in Sudan
* Religion in Sudan
** Islam in Sudan
** Christianity in Sudan
** Hinduism in Sudan
* Archaeological sites in Sudan
* National Museum of Sudan

### Sports in Sudan

* Football in Sudan
* Sudan at the Olympics
* Nuba fighting

## Economy and infrastructure of Sudan

Economy of Sudan
* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 66th (sixty-sixth)
* Agriculture in Sudan
* Banking in Sudan
** National Bank of Sudan
* Communications in Sudan
** Internet in Sudan
* Companies of Sudan
* Currency of Sudan: Pound
** ISO 4217: SDG
* Energy in Sudan
* Health care in Sudan
* Mining in Sudan
* Tourism in Sudan
* Transport in Sudan
** Airports in Sudan
** Rail transport in Sudan

## Education in Sudan

Education in Sudan

## Health in Sudan

Health in Sudan