Country fact sheet: Sudan

The ci:grasp country factsheets provide country based information compiled from various sources, including Worldbank, CIA World Factbook and FAO Stat.
Information covers general country information, GDP (Gross domestic product), land use and water use.
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General country information

Country sizetotal: 1,861,484 sq kmSource: CIA World Factbook
Population size34,847,910Source: CIA World Factbook
Coastline853 kmSource: CIA World Factbook
Type of governmentFederal republic ruled by the National Congress Party the (NCP), which came to power by military coup in 1989Source: CIA World Factbook
Administrative units (level1)17 statesSource: CIA World Factbook
Life expectancy at birth62.57 yearsSource: CIA World Factbook
Child mortality86Source: Worldbank SH.DYN.MORT
Literacy rate (male)71.8%Source: CIA World Factbook
Literacy rate (female)50.5% (2003 est.)Source: CIA World Factbook

GDP (Gross domestic product)

Total GDP per capita$2,400 (2012 est.)Source: CIA World Factbook
GDP (agriculture)32%Source: CIA World Factbook
GDP (industry)25%Source: CIA World Factbook
GDP (services)43% (2012 est.)Source: CIA World Factbook

Ecological information

Carbondioxide13.79 million Mt (2010 est.)Source: CIA World Factbook

Land use

Total area (ha)2.5e+08Source: (FAO Stat)
Area Agriculture (%)55Source: (FAO Stat)
Arable Area (%)8Source: (FAO Stat)
Irrigated Area (%)0.74Source: (FAO Stat)
Forest Area (%)28Source: (FAO Stat)

Water use

Total annual freshwater withdrawal (km³)37Source: (Worldbank ER.H2O.FWTL.K3)
Freshwater withdrawal for agriculture(%)97Source: (Worldbank ER.H2O.FWAG.ZS)
Freshwater withdrawal for industry(%)0.6Source: (Worldbank ER.H2O.FWIN.ZS)
Freshwater withdrawal for domestic use(%)2.3Source: (Worldbank ER.H2O.FWDM.ZS)