Sudan is in Northern Africa (Africa) and borders South Sudan, Libya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Egypt, Chad, the Central African Republic. Its capital is Khartoum. Approximate coordinates: 16°N, 29°E, north of the Equator.

Which continent is Sudan in?

Sudan is in Africa, in the Northern Africa region.

What is the capital of Sudan?

The capital of Sudan is Khartoum.

Which country is Khartoum in?

Khartoum is the capital of Sudan, in Northern Africa.

How many states does Sudan have?

Sudan has 15 states and 2 regions: Blue Nile, Central Darfur, Eastern Darfur, Gedarif, Gezira, Kassala, Khartoum, North Darfur, North Kordufan, Northern, Red Sea, River Nile, Sennar, South Kordufan, Southern Darfur, Western Darfur, White Nile.

Yes. Sudan is an independent country and one of the 193 UN member states.

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Sudan is a country in Africa, in Northern Africa. Been there? Click it on the globe to add it to your map.

At a glance

Sudan borders 7 countries: Ethiopia, Egypt, Chad, South Sudan, Libya, Eritrea and Central African Republic. Capital: Khartoum.

Capital: Khartoum
Continent: Africa · Northern Africa
Status: UN member state
Population: 42,813,238
Area: 1,863,052 km²

0.6% of the world’s people, 1.3% of its land

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States of Sudan

Sudan is divided into 15 states and 2 regions.

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Map of Sudan with its 15 states and 2 regions

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How Sudan is divided

The administrative levels of Sudan, from the whole country down, and which ones you can mark on VisitedAtlas.

Level	Number	On VisitedAtlas
Country	1	✓ Yes
States and regions	17	✓ YesMark on the map
Districts	189	Not yet

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Sudan’s 189 districts: not on VisitedAtlas yetBoundaries: OCHA ROSEA, Information Management Working Group via geoBoundaries (CC BY 3.0 IGO)

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Questions about Sudan

Where is Sudan?: Sudan is in Northern Africa (Africa) and borders South Sudan, Libya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Egypt, Chad, the Central African Republic. Its capital is Khartoum. Approximate coordinates: 16°N, 29°E, north of the Equator.
Which continent is Sudan in?: Sudan is in Africa, in the Northern Africa region.
What is the capital of Sudan?: The capital of Sudan is Khartoum.
Which country is Khartoum in?: Khartoum is the capital of Sudan, in Northern Africa.
How many states does Sudan have?: Sudan has 15 states and 2 regions: Blue Nile, Central Darfur, Eastern Darfur, Gedarif, Gezira, Kassala, Khartoum, North Darfur, North Kordufan, Northern, Red Sea, River Nile, Sennar, South Kordufan, Southern Darfur, Western Darfur, White Nile.
Is Sudan a country?: Yes. Sudan is an independent country and one of the 193 UN member states.
Which countries border Sudan?: Sudan borders 7 countries: Ethiopia, Egypt, Chad, South Sudan, Libya, Eritrea and Central African Republic.

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