GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $64.75 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $90.19 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $2,800 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Khartoum
Population (Estimated July 2012): 34,206,710
Area: 1,844,797km2 or 712,280mi2
Currency: Sudanese Pound (SDG)
Official Language: Arabic and English
Political Information: Presidential Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion
(the majority of the population are Sunni Muslim with a small Christian minority)
Highest Mountain: Mount Jabal Marrah at 3,071m or 10,075ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +3:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 15 states (wilayat, singular - wilayah); Al Bahr al Ahmar (Red Sea), Al Jazira (Gezira), Al Khartoum (Khartoum), Al Qadarif (Gedaref), An Nil al Abyad (White Nile), An Nil al Azraq (Blue Nile), Ash Shimaliyya (Northern), Gharb Darfur (Western Darfur), Janub Darfur (Southern Darfur), Janub Kurdufan (Southern Kordofan), Kassala, Nahr an Nil (River Nile), Shimal Darfur (Northern Darfur), Shimal Kurdufan (Northern Kordofan), Sinnar
Leaders: President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir; Vice Presidents Ali Osman Taha and El-Haj Adam Yousef
Additional: Gained independence from the U.K. and Egypt on the 1st of January.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Sudan (Jumhūriyyat al-Sūdān (Republic of the Sudan))
