Global Sourcebook for International Data Management
by Graham Rhind
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Sudan
Global Sourcebook | Index | Properties
| SUDAN |
South Sudan seceded from Sudan on 9th July 2011.
For supplementary information, see links to post office home pages here , to postal code pages here
and to other personal name and addressing issues pages here
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| Table of Contents |
Sudan - Country information
Local short name form
Official name
Area
Population
41 984 500 (2018 projection) [1]
Capital
Currency
International telephone access code
ISO 3166 country codes
Car nationality plate code
Internet country code
GRC Country Code
Sudan - Number format
Note: This section last updated 16th June 2021
1,234.45
(where . indicates the decimal separator and , the thousands separator)
۱٫۲۳۴٬۴۵
(where ٬ indicates the decimal separator and ٫ the thousands separator)
Sudan - Date and time formats
Sudan - Languages
132 languages are spoken in Sudan. The geographical distribution of these languages is complex, especially in the south of the country. The official language is Standard Arabic . The most widespread languages are: Sudanese Spoken Arabic
(15 000 000 speakers); Bedawi
(951 000 speakers along the Red Sea Coast); Dinka
(1 300 000 speakers in 5 forms) and Nuer
(740 000 speakers).
Sudan - Example address format
Addresses are sometimes found in the older format:
A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired
Sudan - Post office box
This is written PO Box.
Sudan - Postal codes
The postal code consists of a block of 5 digits - the first two indicate the region, the third the postal zone, the fourth the exchange centre and the fifth the post office.
Metadata containing postal code formatting rules, exceptions and regular expressions can be acquired
Sudan - Postal code format graphic
Sudan - Postal code format
Sudan - Postal code specifics
n/a.
Sudan - Postal code regular expression
\A\d{5,5}\Z
Sudan - Postal code level of coverage
Sudan - Postal code map
n/a
Place names in Sudan
Note: This section last updated 31st July 2017
Refer to Exonyms in Sudan for full lists of place names in Sudan in other languages.
Alternate place name forms/postal code tables can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/settlements.htm
Other language place name data can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/otherlanguageplace.htm
Sudan - Administrative districts
Note: This section last updated 27th August 2013
Sudan has 16 states (wilayat, singular - wilayah). These are:
Al Bahr al Ahmar
Al Jazirah
Al Khartum
Al Qadarif
An Nil al Abyad
An Nil al Azraq
Ash Shamaliyah
Gharb Darfur
Gharb Kurdufan
Janub Darfur
Janub Kurdufan
Kassala
Nahr an Nil
Shamal Darfur
Shamal Kurdufan
Sinna
Administrative districts graphic
Telephone numbers in Sudan
Sudanese area codes have a length of 2 digits when called from abroad. All subscriber numbers have 7 digits. Mobile number area codes commence with a 9.
References
- ^ citypopulation.de/en/sudan/
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