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Sudanat a Glance

LocationNorthern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea

Population40,187,486

Population Growth Rate2.6%

ReligionsSunni Muslim 70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum)

LanguagesArabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English

Literacy
definition:  age 15 and over can read and write
total population:  61.1%
male: 71.8%
female:  50.5% (2003 est.)