Sudan
Republic of the Sudan
- Capital: Khartoum
- Northern Africa
- 7 neighbours in Travle
Sudan overview
Sudan is in Northern Africa, Africa. Its capital is Khartoum. The World Bank counts about 51.7 million people for 2025 on 1,878,000 km² of surface area.
In the Travle map, Sudan has 7 neighbours: Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya and South Sudan. From there, 125 countries can be reached by land.
Population, density and language
The World Bank counts 51,662,147 people in Sudan for 2025, which is 30th of 170 by population. Spread over 1,878,000 km² of surface area (2024), that is about 28 people per km², 129th of 169 by density.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.POP.TOTL), data updated 2026-10-08; checked 2026-10-19.Rankings compare the entries in Travle's country list that have World Bank data (170 with population, 169 with surface area). Some list entries are territories, so a rank here is not a rank among sovereign states.
| Language | Share (est.) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| apd | 61% | — |
| Arabic | 61% | official |
| English | 61% | official |
| Beja | 5.4% | — |
| fvr | 2.7% | — |
| Hausa | 1.8% | — |
CLDR shares are estimates of people who use each language, so they can add up to more than 100%.
How big is Sudan, really?
With 1,878,000 km² (2024, land plus inland water), Sudan is 15th of 169 by surface area and covers 1.34% of the combined area of those entries.
In that ordering, Indonesia (1,916,907 km²) is just larger; Libya (1,759,540 km²) just smaller.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), data updated 2026-10-08; checked 2026-10-19.Sudan at a glance
- Capital
- Khartoum
- Region
- Northern Africa, Africa
- Population
- 51,662,147 (2025)
- Surface area
- 1,878,000 km² (2024)
- Density
- 28 people per km²
- Official languages
- Arabic and English
- Currency
- Sudanese Pound (SDG)
- Calling code
- +249
- Internet domain
- .sd
- Land neighbours
- 7 (Natural Earth) · 7 (Travle)
Each figure is sourced in its own section below. "Not available" means no source used on this page has the figure.
Sudan within Northern Africa
Natural Earth places Sudan in Northern Africa (UN subregion). Of the 7 entries from Travle's country list in that subregion, Sudan is 2nd by population and 2nd by surface area, with 18.7% of the combined population of those entries.
| Country | Population (2025) | Area km² (2024) |
|---|---|---|
 Egypt | 118,365,995 | 1,001,450 |
| Sudan | 51,662,147 | 1,878,000 |
 Algeria | 47,435,312 | 2,381,740 |
 Morocco | 38,430,770 | 446,550 |
 Tunisia | 12,348,573 | 163,610 |
 Libya | 7,458,555 | 1,759,540 |
 Western Sahara | – | – |
Sources: World Bank WDI (SP.POP.TOTL, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), data updated 2026-10-08; subregion from Natural Earth 1:110m. A dash means the World Bank has no figure.
Location, borders and position
Sudan is in Northern Africa, Africa. Its outline in Natural Earth lies in the northern hemisphere and the eastern hemisphere. Its capital, Khartoum, is at about 15.6° N and 32.5° E.
On land, Natural Earth's boundary data gives Sudan 7 neighbours; the Travle game map gives it 7.
Sources: Natural Earth 1:110m (outline and capital) and 1:10m boundary lines (neighbours), public domain.
Where Sudan is on the map
Countries bordering Sudan
Natural Earth's boundary data and the Travle map agree on these 7 land neighbours. Natural Earth marks part of the line with Egypt as disputed. Natural Earth marks part of the line with South Sudan as disputed.
| Country | Direction | Land boundary in Natural Earth | Border in Travle |
|---|---|---|---|
 Central African Republic | south-west | Yes | Yes |
 Chad | west | Yes | Yes |
| Egypt | north | Yes (disputed segment) | Yes |
 Eritrea | east | Yes | Yes |
 Ethiopia | south-east | Yes | Yes |
| Libya | north-west | Yes | Yes |
 South Sudan | south | Yes (disputed segment) | Yes |
Geographic column: Natural Earth 1:10m Admin-0 boundary lines (land) 5.1.0 (public domain), checked 2026-10-19; Natural Earth shows de facto boundaries and does not settle disputes. Travle column: the game's own border map.
Money and language in Sudan
Currency
- Sudanese Pound: code SDG, numeric 938. ISO 4217 lists it for this country only.
Official languages
- Arabic: official in 26 territories in CLDR, including Sudan.
- English: official in 91 territories in CLDR, including Sudan.
CLDR is a technical reference, not a legal text. Laws and constitutions can describe languages differently.
Currency, domain and dialling code
- Currency
- Sudanese Pound (SDG)
Source: Unicode CLDR release-48-2 currencyData (region SD); code, name and number from ISO 4217 list one (SIX), published 2026-09-17; checked 2026-10-19. - Internet domain
- .sd
Source: IANA Root Zone Database; checked 2026-10-19. - International dialling code
- +249
Source: ITU, List of ITU-T Recommendation E.164 assigned country codes (position on 15 December 2016); checked 2026-10-19. - Time
- UTC+02:00 all year (2026)
IANA zones: Africa/Khartoum
Source: IANA Time Zone Database 2026e (zone.tab); UTC offsets computed for 15 Jan and 15 Jul 2026 with Node.js ICU tz 2026a; checked 2026-10-19.
Sudan codes and abbreviations
| Standard | Code |
|---|---|
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 | SD |
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 | SDN |
| ISO 3166-1 numeric | 729 |
| ISO 4217 currency (Sudanese Pound) | SDG · 938 |
| Country-code top-level domain | .sd |
| ITU-T E.164 country code | +249 |
Sources: Natural Earth (ISO 3166-1), ISO 4217 list one (SIX), IANA Root Zone Database, ITU E.164 list; linked with dates in the sections above.
Fun facts about Sudan
- Only 14 entries are larger by surface area in Travle's country list.
- Arabic has official status in 26 territories in Unicode CLDR, Sudan among them.
- English has official status in 91 territories in Unicode CLDR, Sudan among them.
- The longest Travle trip from Sudan takes 12 steps, to Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste.
- UNESCO lists 3 World Heritage properties in Sudan; the earliest inscription dates from 2003.
Each fact is calculated from the sources cited on this page.
How far can you travel from Sudan in Travle?
Starting from Sudan and moving one border at a time, this is how many countries in the game's map you reach at each step. Countries that need a sea crossing never appear, because the game only follows land borders.
| Steps | Countries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | 16 | |
| 4 | 14 | |
| 5 | 19 | |
| 6 | 14 | |
| 7 | 25 | |
| 8 | 10 | |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 1 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 |
In total 125 of the 171 other countries in the map can be reached by land. The longest trips take 12 steps and end in Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste. The other 46 cannot be reached without crossing the sea (18 in North America, 13 in South America, 6 in Oceania, 5 in Asia, 3 in Europe, 1 in Africa).
Nearby routes from Sudan
Shortest land routes in the game's map to the countries up to 3 steps away. There can be several routes of the same length; this list shows one. The section above shows how many countries are reachable in total.
- Central African Republic: 1 step (Sudan → Central African Republic)
- Chad: 1 step (Sudan → Chad)
- Egypt: 1 step (Sudan → Egypt)
- Eritrea: 1 step (Sudan → Eritrea)
- Ethiopia: 1 step (Sudan → Ethiopia)
- Libya: 1 step (Sudan → Libya)
- South Sudan: 1 step (Sudan → South Sudan)
- Algeria: 2 steps (Sudan → Libya → Algeria)
Cameroon: 2 steps (Sudan → Central African Republic → Cameroon)
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2 steps (Sudan → Central African Republic → Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Djibouti: 2 steps (Sudan → Eritrea → Djibouti)
Israel: 2 steps (Sudan → Egypt → Israel)
Kenya: 2 steps (Sudan → Ethiopia → Kenya)
Niger: 2 steps (Sudan → Libya → Niger)
Nigeria: 2 steps (Sudan → Chad → Nigeria)
Palestine: 2 steps (Sudan → Egypt → Palestine)
Republic of the Congo: 2 steps (Sudan → Central African Republic → Republic of the Congo)
Somalia: 2 steps (Sudan → Ethiopia → Somalia)- Tunisia: 2 steps (Sudan → Libya → Tunisia)
Uganda: 2 steps (Sudan → South Sudan → Uganda)
Angola: 3 steps (Sudan → Central African Republic → Democratic Republic of the Congo → Angola)
Benin: 3 steps (Sudan → Libya → Niger → Benin)
Burkina Faso: 3 steps (Sudan → Libya → Niger → Burkina Faso)
Burundi: 3 steps (Sudan → Central African Republic → Democratic Republic of the Congo → Burundi)
Equatorial Guinea: 3 steps (Sudan → Central African Republic → Cameroon → Equatorial Guinea)
Gabon: 3 steps (Sudan → Central African Republic → Republic of the Congo → Gabon)
Jordan: 3 steps (Sudan → Egypt → Israel → Jordan)
Lebanon: 3 steps (Sudan → Egypt → Israel → Lebanon)
Mali: 3 steps (Sudan → Libya → Algeria → Mali)
Mauritania: 3 steps (Sudan → Libya → Algeria → Mauritania)- Morocco: 3 steps (Sudan → Libya → Algeria → Morocco)
Rwanda: 3 steps (Sudan → Central African Republic → Democratic Republic of the Congo → Rwanda)
Syria: 3 steps (Sudan → Egypt → Israel → Syria)
Tanzania: 3 steps (Sudan → Central African Republic → Democratic Republic of the Congo → Tanzania)- Western Sahara: 3 steps (Sudan → Libya → Algeria → Western Sahara)
Zambia: 3 steps (Sudan → Central African Republic → Democratic Republic of the Congo → Zambia)
World Heritage in Sudan
UNESCO lists 3 World Heritage properties in Sudan: 2 cultural and 1 natural. The first, inscribed in 2003, was Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region.
- Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region (cultural, inscribed 2003)
- Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe (cultural, inscribed 2011)
- Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park (natural, inscribed 2016)
Source: UNESCO World Heritage List (XML feed); checked 2026-10-19. Names as listed by UNESCO; descriptions on this page are our own.
Sudan — frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Sudan?
Khartoum.
Which countries border Sudan?
On land, Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya and South Sudan, according to Natural Earth's boundary data. The Travle map uses the same neighbours.
What currency and language does Sudan use?
The currency is the Sudanese Pound (SDG). Unicode CLDR gives Arabic and English official status.
How far can you travel from Sudan in Travle?
Following land borders only, 125 countries are reachable. The farthest need 12 steps: Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste.
How many people live in Sudan?
The World Bank counts 51,662,147 people for 2025.
How big is Sudan?
1,878,000 km² of surface area (2024), according to the World Bank.
What is the dialling code and internet domain of Sudan?
The international dialling code is +249 and the country-code domain is .sd.
What time zone does Sudan use?
UTC+02:00 all year (2026).
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