The Republic of Sudan is the site of ongoing civil conflict, most recently in the Darfur region, where fighting broke out in early 2003. The Darfur conflict has seen more than two-million people displaced from their homes, and an estimated 200 000 have been killed. The country's official language is Arabic, with Nubian widely spoken.

Leader: President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir
Capital city: Khartoum

Economic profile

Monetary unit: Sudanese dinar
GDP per capita: $753 (2005) (IMF)
GDP composition by sector:
Agriculture: 32,9% (2008) (World Bank)
Industry: 31,2% (2008) (World Bank)
Services: 36% (2008) (World Bank)
GDP growth rate: 5,5% (2008) (IMF)
Budget:
Government revenue, excluding grants: 18,9% of GDP (2006) (IMF)
Government expenditure and net lending: 23,6% of GDP (2006) (IMF)
Consumer price inflation: 16,5% (2008) (IMF)
Industries: Oil, cotton ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, armaments, and automobile/light truck assembly
Exports of goods and services: 6,1% of GDP (2006) (IMF)
Imports of goods and services: 10% of GDP (2006) (IMF)
Export commodities: Oil and petroleum products; cotton, sesame, livestock, groundnuts, gum arabic, and sugar
Import commodities: not stated
Trade balance: -14,5 % of GDP (2006) (IMF)
Reserves: 2,6 months of imports (2005) (IMF)
Total investment: 18,1% OF GDP (2008) (CIA)
Market capitalisation of listed companies: Figures not available

Social profile

Population: 41,08-million (2009) (CIA)
Population growth: 2,14% (2009) (CIA)
Life expectancy at birth: 51 years (2009) (World Bank)
Adult literacy: 61,1% (2003) (World Bank)
School enrolment primary: 60,4% (2005) (World Bank)
School enrolment secondary: 34,2% (2005) (World Bank)
School enrolment tertiary: 6,1% (2005) (World Bank)
Unemployment: 18,7% (2002) (UNStats)
Number of people living with HIV/Aids: Figure not available

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