Location : northern africa. bordering the red sea. between egypt and eritrea Geographic Coordinates
: 15 00 n. 30 00 e Map Reference : africa Area :
total: 2.505.810 sq km land: 2.376 million sq km water: 129.810 sq km Area Comparative: slightly more than one-quarter the size of the us
Sudan More Facts
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 coastline
: 228 Maritime Claims : territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 18 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation Climate:
tropical in south; arid desert in north; rainy season varies by region (april to november) Terrain
: generally flat. featureless plain; mountains in far south. northeast and west; desert dominates the north Elevation extremes : lowest point: red sea 0 m highest point: kinyeti 3.187 m Natural Resources
:petroleum; small reserves of iron ore. copper. chromium ore. zinc. tungsten. mica. silver. gold. hydropower Land use : arable land: 6.83% permanent crops: 0.18% other: 92.99% (2001) Irrigated Lands
: 19.500 sq km (1998 est.)
