Sudan
Official name: |
Sudan |
Capital City: |
Khartoum |
Current Local Time: |
| International Dialing Code: |
249 |
Population: |
31,547,543 (July 199 |
Currency: |
1 Sudanese pound (£Sd) = 100 piastres |
Spoken Languages: |
Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English |
Holidays: |
Jan 1, Feb 15, Aug 30, Sep 1, 2, Nov 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 28, Dec 25 |
Major Exports: |
Commodities: cotton 24%, livestock/meat 13%, gum arabic 11% |
Partners: EU 39%, Saudi Arabia 19%, Japan 9%, US 3% (1993) Major Imports: |
Commodities: foodstuffs, petroleum products, manufactured goods, machinery and equipment, medicines and chemicals, textiles |
Partners: EU 31%, Libya 19%, Egypt 5%, Saudi Arabia 5%, US 5% (1993) Total Export: |
$535 million (f.o.b., 1995 est.) |
Total Import: |
$1.1 billion (c.i.f., 1995 est.) |
Gross Domestic Product: |
$25 billion (1995 est.) |
Per Capita Income: |
$800 (1995 est.) |
Literacy Rate: |
46.1% |
Population Growth Rate: |
3.48% (1996 est.) |
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