Sudan Geography:
Location:
Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea
Geographic coordinates:
15 00 N, 30 00 E
Map references:
Area:
total:
2,505,810 sq km
land:
2.38 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 1165 km, Chad 1360 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 628 km, Egypt 1273 km, Eritrea 605 km, Ethiopia 1606 km, Kenya 232 km, Libya 383 km, Uganda 435 km
Coastline:
853 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 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 land:
19,500 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards:
Dust storms and periodic persistent droughts
Environment - current issues:
Inadequate supplies of potable water; wildlife populations threatened by excessive hunting; soil erosion; desertification; periodic drought
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements (not ratified)
Geography - Note:
Largest country in Africa; dominated by the Nile and its tributaries |
