- Surface: 1,861,484 km².
- Population: 34,847,910.
- Principal ethnic groups: Sudanese Arabs (about 70%), Fur, Beja, Nuba, Fula.
- Population under the age 15 years: 39.5%.
- Child mortality: 53.3/ 1,000 born alive.
- Maternal mortality: 730/100,000 births.
- Children per woman: 4.2.
- Life expectancy: 63.8/60.2.
- Literacy rate (secondary and primary education): 55.3/61.7.
- Human Development Index: 171° out of 186.
Source: UNData Country Profile, CIA World Factbook. March 2014
Useful links:
- http://reliefweb.int/country/sdn
- www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14094995
- www.worldbank.org/en/country/sudan
- www.un.org/millenniumgoals/beyond2015-overview.shtml
- http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/millennium-development-indicators
- www.wssinfo.org/