Short facts about the geography of Sudan
| Location: |
Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea,
between Egypt and Eritrea |
| Geographic
coordinates: |
15 00 N, 30 00
E |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Maritime
claims: |
contiguous zone:
18 NM
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth
of exploitation
territorial sea: 12
NM |
| Climate: |
tropical in south; arid desert in
north; rainy season (April to October) |
| Terrain: |
generally flat, featureless plain;
mountains in east and west |
| 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: 5%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures:
46%
forests and woodland: 19%
other: 30% (1993
est.) |
| Irrigated
land: |
19,460 sq km (1993
est.) |
| Natural
hazards: |
dust
storms |
| Environment
- current issues: |
inadequate supplies of potable water;
wildlife populations threatened by excessive hunting; soil erosion;
desertification |
| Environment
- international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of
the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not
ratified: none of the selected
agreements |
| Geography -
note: |
largest country in Africa; dominated by
the Nile and its tributaries | Source: World Factbook |
