Geography of Sudan
- Sudan is: a country
- Location
- Sudan is situated within the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Africa
- North Africa
- East Africa
- partially within the Sahara Desert
- Greater Middle East
- Time zone: East Africa Time (UTC+03)
- Extreme points of Sudan
- High: Kinyeti 3,187 m (10,456 ft)
- Low: Red Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 6,751 km
- Sudan is situated within the following regions:
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- Ethiopia 769 km
- Chad 1,360 km
- Egypt 1,273 km
- Central African Republic 175 km
- Eritrea 605 km
- Libya 383 km
- South Sudan 1 937 km
- Coastline: Red Sea 853 km
- Population of Sudan: 30,894,000 (2008) - 32nd most populous country
- Area of Sudan: 1,886,068 km2
- Atlas of Sudan
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