GeographySudan
Location: Northern Africa, borderingRed Sea, between EgyptEritrea
Geographic coordinates: 15 00 N, 30 00 E
Map references: Africa
Area:
total:
2,505,810 kmē
land:
2.376 million kmē
water:
129,810 kmē
Area - comparative: slightly more than one-quartersize ofUnited States
Land boundaries:
total:
7,687 km
border countries:
Central African Republic 1,165 km, Chad 1,360 km, Democratic Republic ofCongo 628 km, Egypt 1,273 km, Eritrea 605 km, Ethiopia 1,606 km, Kenya 232 km, Libya 383 km, Uganda 435 km
Coastline: 853 km
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone:
18 nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or todepthexploitation
territorial sea:
12 nm
Climate: tropicalsouth; arid desertnorth; rainy season (AprilOctober)
Terrain: generally flat, featureless plain; mountainseastwest
Elevation extremes:
lowest point:
Red Sea 0 m
highest point:
Kinyeti 3,187 m
Natural resources: petroleum; small reservesiron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower
Land use:
arable land:
5%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
46%
forestswoodland:
19%
other:
30% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 19,460 kmē (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: dust storms
Environment - current issues: inadequate suppliespotable water; wildlife populations threatened by excessive hunting; soil erosion; desertification
Environment - international agreements:
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law ofSea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified:
none ofselected agreements
Geography - note: largest countryAfrica; dominated byNileits tributaries
- See also : Sudan
