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Photos of Sudan

The pyramids of the Kushite rulers at Meroe, Sudan, are the world’s largest collection of pyramids (more than 200) and are part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site that also includes the settlements and religious centers of Musawwarat es-Sufra and Naqa.  Meroe, located between the Nile and Atbara rivers, was the capital of the Kingdom of Kush, an empire in Nubia that extended from the Mediterranean to sub-Saharan Africa between the 8th century B.C. and the 4th century A.D.

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Geography

Area

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Area - comparative

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Area comparison map

People and Society

Languages

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Age structure

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2023 population pyramid

Median age

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Population growth rate

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Birth rate

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Death rate

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Net migration rate

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Maternal mortality ratio

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Infant mortality rate

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Total fertility rate

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Environment

Revenue from coal

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Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

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Real GDP per capita

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Labor force

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Unemployment rate

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Public debt

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Taxes and other revenues

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Current account balance

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Exports

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Imports

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Debt - external

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Energy

Communications

Internet users

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Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 100

Railways

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Roadways

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Waterways

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Merchant marine

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Military and Security

Military expenditures

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Terrorism

Transnational Issues