National Parks :
Sudan�s vast array of wildlife can be seen in their natural habitat in various game parks or natural reserve of which the most famous is Dinder National park with a surface area of 10,290 square km. the Dinder National park is one of the larget in the world. In addition to the Radom park in the western park of Sudan and parks in the southern region.
For more information contact the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife , promotion and information Dept.
Tel:466103-473035 Khartoum.
Education:
Literacy percentage (15 years and over): 69%.
Religion:
Muslims: 96.7% , Christians: 3%.
Traditional indigenous belief 0.3%
Language:
Arabic language: the official language.English is also widely used.
There are also local dialects used in the following states: Northern, South Kordofan, Kassala, Red Sea and Darfur states.
Economy:
Gross Domestic produt (GDP) (in billion pounds): 154,494 pounds.
Gross Domestic product (in billion dollars): 66.6 dollars.
Country comparion to the world: 64.
Gross Domestic product (GDP) (real growth rate) 2011: 6.2
Industries:
Oil, god, cotton, ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap, shoes, petroleum refining, armaments, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, meat and leather.
Electricity:
Generated power 8,850 gig watt/hour.
Oil:
Production 118,000 barrels per day (BPD).
Government:
Official name of State: The Requblic of Sudan
Short nam: Sudan.
Government system: Presidential/Federal.
Exports:
Percentage of the National lncome: 17%.
Commodities: Gold, copper, chromium, oil petroleum products, cotton, sesae, groundunts, gum Arabic, sugar,hibiscus, seeds (sunflower, watermelon seeds, seena), maize, fruits, vegetable, livestock, leather an medical gas.
Imports: Percentage of National lncome: 14%.
Commodities: Food, manufactured goods, refinery and transportation equipment, medicines, chemicals, spices textiles, wheat, fertilized, rubber, paper.
Official Holidays:
IndepenencDay : January 1st.
Christmas (Eastern denominations): January 7th.
The Prophet Muhammad�s birth : Rabi Al �Awwal 12th.
Easter (Eastern and Werstern denominations): April 24thCommemoration of the National Revolution.
Eid AL-Fitr: Shawwal 1st.
Eid AL-Adha: DhulHijja 10th.
Christmas December25th (Western denominations).
Symbolism of Colors of Flag.
Red symbolize the blood of the martyrs.
White symbolizes peace and purity.
Black symbolizes the former mighty ancestors.
Green symbolizes fertility and development.
- Telecommunication is the newest sector in Sudan. Sudan in the first in this domain in Africa , second in the middle east. By the end of 2010 all mobiles phones companies started providing the third generation (3G) services.
Natural Resources:
Mineral: Oil, Iron, gold, copper, chrome, zinc, silver and tungsten
Livestock:
Camels, sheep, goats, wildlife (flora and fauna)
People: Population: 33,419,625.
Country�s population in comparison to the world: 35th, 3rd in the Arab World and 9th in Africa.
Population increase : between the census of 1993-2008 is 52%.
Archeological Sites:
The Archeological areas stretch along the two banks of the river nile north of Khartoum to WadiHalfa, the MusawwaratEs-surfa, khurru, Nuri and Meroe are among the most fascinating in the whole area.
Water and Land. Arab lands: 200 million acres.
Cultivated Lands: 20% (40 million acres).
Permanent Crops : Maize, Millet, Wheat, Cotton and Peanuts.
Main Crops: Gumarabic, Sugarcane, Dates, Citrus, Sunflowers and sorghum, Hibiscus.
Irrigated land: 11 million acres.
Rain- fed land: 29 million acres.
Forest: 11.6 of the country�s total area.
Green area per capita: 1.1,68.
Average tree density in acres: 200/500.
Total Water Resources: 30.8 billion m^3.
Average Nile Water Supply in Central Areas: 93 billion m^3.
Sudan�s Share: (According to the 1959 Nile water agreement): 18.5 billion m^3.
Egypt�s Share: 55.5 billion m^3.
Nile Water and Tributaries:
Blue Nile: 50 billion m^3.
White Nile: 27billion m^3.
Al-Dindirriver: 3biilion m^3.
Al-Rahadriver: 1 billion m^3.
Atbara river: 12 billion m^3.
Total of 93 billion m^3.
Average Annual Water Gall: 400 billion m^3.