Passport card
Republic of the Sudan
Sudan
- Capital
- Khartoum
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Sudanese pound
- Languages
- Arabic and English
- People
- About 5.2 crore
- Size
- About 18.6 lakh km²
- Leader
- General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
- Free since
- 1 January 1956
- Time
- 3½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Khartoum
⭐ Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt!
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Sudan
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Sudan
Turn the globe with your finger. Sudan has 7 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Sudan and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 1.8 times the size of Sudan.
- PeopleIndia has about 28 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 5.2 crore in Sudan.
- DistanceKhartoum is about 4,800 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeSudan is 3½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Khartoum.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Sudan, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Sudan
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Sudan's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Sudan back on the map
Sudan and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 7 back?
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Sudan worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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