Sudan
Republic of the Sudan
U.S. sanctions — Sudan-related sanctions. Targeted designations tied to the conflict; broader program lifted in 2017.
As of August 2026 — verify with OFAC and screen counterparties with the xin.bz OFAC search.
- Region
- Africa · Northern Africa
- Capital
- Khartoum
- Population
- 51,662,147 (2025)
- Government
- presidential republic
- Currency
- Sudanese pound (SDG)
- Official languages
- Arabic, English
- Spoken languages
- Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, Fur
- Written scripts
- Arabic, Latin
- Area
- 1,886,068 km²
- Coastline
- Coastal
- UN member
- Yes
- Affiliations
- African Union (suspended), COMESA, IMF, Arab League, OIC, WCO, WTO (observer)
- Borders
- Central African Republic , Chad , Egypt , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Libya , South Sudan
Political stability
31 / 100
Economic stability
15 / 100
Population stability
20 / 100
0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).
Trade profile
- Key exports
- crude petroleum, gold, oil seeds, sheep and goats, ground nuts (2023)
- Key imports
- raw sugar, wheat flours, refined petroleum, garments, packaged medicine (2023)
- Natural resources
- petroleum
- Primary route
- Mediterranean services to Europe
- Secondary route
- Suez Canal corridor to Asia and the Gulf
The xin.bz view
- Sudan shows the series’ hardest lesson: millions face acute food insecurity while international grain remains available — security, transport, financing, and market access, not supply, decide what food actually moves.
xin.bz coverage
El Niño Is Splitting Africa's Water Map — Just as the World Turns to the Continent for Food, Fertilizer, Fuel and Critical Minerals
A wetter Horn and a drier south, Southern Africa's grain and Kariba buffers, cocoa's port squeeze, Moroccan phosphate and Nigerian fuel as global substitutes, and the corridors that turn African resources into accessible supply.
Trade research
- WTO trade profile — tariffs, trade in goods and services, top partners
- World Bank country data — GDP, trade share of GDP, logistics indicators
- OEC trade profile — export/import composition and partners, visualized
- ITC Trade Map — detailed trade statistics by product (ITC/UN Comtrade)
- CIA World Factbook — geography, economy, transportation infrastructure
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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.