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Sudan

Sudan is a country in Northern Africa with its capital in Khartoum.

Capital
Khartoum
Region
Northern Africa, Africa
Population
51.7 million
Languages
Arabic, English
Currency
Sudanese pound (PT)
Area
1,886,068 kmΒ²
Borders
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡« Central African Republic πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡© Chad πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬ Egypt πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡· Eritrea πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή Ethiopia πŸ‡±πŸ‡Ύ Libya πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡Έ South Sudan

πŸ’‘ Has more pyramids than Egypt β€” over 200 in the Nubian region.

About the flag

It uses the pan-Arab colours of red, white, black and green, adopted in 1970 to replace the earlier blue, yellow and green independence flag.

How to spot it: Red-white-black horizontal stripes with a green triangle at the hoist and no star.

Often confused with: πŸ‡―πŸ‡΄ Jordan πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ West Bank πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­ Western Sahara

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