Background:

• Official name: Republic of the Sudan
• Location: North-east African State bordered by Egypt, Libya, Chad, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea, with a Red Sea coast
• Capital: Khartoum (constitutional capital); government institutions have operated from Port Sudan during the conflict
• Official language: Arabic is the principal official language. The available public sources did not provide a definitive current statement on the constitutional status of English.
• Population: No current national census was identified.
• Economy: Current national accounts and budgets are disrupted.

REC Membership:

• Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
• Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)

Sources:

• Republic of the Sudan Official Portal
• Central Bureau of Statistics
• IGAD Official Portal
• COMESA – Member States
• CEN-SAD – Member States
• World Bank Data – Sudan
• World Bank Country Overview – Sudan