home > projects > africa > sudan > vital stats
sudan : vital stats
 |
The following information is used with permission. Operation World, Authentic Paternoster. | ||||||||||||||||||||
geography |
: Land Mass : 2,503,890 sq.km. (966,757 sq.mi.) Africa’s largest country. : Population : (2000): 29,489,719 +2.07% AGR : Capital : Khartoum 10 million. |
||||||||||||||||||||
peoples |
: Literacy : 46%. Functional literacy nearer 33%. : Official Language : Arabic : Total Languages : 132 : Languages with Scriptures : 7 - Bible; 15 - New Testament; 12 - portions; 19 - work in progress |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
economy |
Enormous agricultural and mineral resources but largely unexploited because of war and decay of the communications network. . Public Debt 95% of GNP go to Human Development Index. | ||||||||||||||||||||
politics |
Joint Egyptian and British control 1899-1956. | ||||||||||||||||||||
religion |
The constitution offers some religious freedom, but in practice those freedoms are arbitrarily abused. | ||||||||||||||||||||
|