| Official name: |
Republic of the Sudan
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| Capital: |
Khartoum
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| Area: |
total: 2,505,810 sq km
water: 129,810 sq km
land: 2.376 million sq km
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| Climate: |
tropical in south; arid desert in north; rainy season varies by region (April to November)
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| Location: |
Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea
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| Geographic coordinates: |
15 00 N, 30 00 E
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly more than one-quarter the size of the US
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 7,687 km
border countries: Central African Republic 1,165 km, Chad 1,360 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 628 km, Egypt 1,273 km, Eritrea 605 km, Ethiopia 1,606 km, Kenya 232 km, Libya 383 km, Uganda 435 km
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| Coastline: |
853 km
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| Terrain: |
generally flat, featureless plain; mountains in far south, northeast and west; desert dominates the north
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Red Sea 0 m
highest point: Kinyeti 3,187 m
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