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Sudan

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Last reviewed: 29 March 2012

Country information

Basic Information

Area: 1.9 million sq km
Population: 35 million (mid 2011 est)
Capital City: Khartoum
People: Sudanese Arab 70% , Fur, Beja, Nuba, Fallata
Languages: Arabic (Official) English (Official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, Fur
Religion(s): Muslim, small Christian minority
Currency: Sudanese Pound (SDG) replaced the Sudanese Dinar in 2007
Major political parties: The National Government is formed by the National Congress Party (NCP) . In December 2011 a cabinet reshuffle saw the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) brought into government to form a coalition. The main political oppositions include elements of the DUP that did not join the Government, the Umma Party and the Popular Congress Party (PCP)

Government:
Head of State: Omar al-Bashir
First Vice-President: Ali Uthman Mohammed Taha
Vice President: Al Haj Adam Yousif
Foreign Minister: Ali Ahmed Karti
 

HEALTH

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) figures the average life expectancy for both males and females in Sudan is 59 years. This is compared to a regional average of 66. Adult mortality (15-59 years) is 283 per 1000 people and infant mortality (under 5 years old) is 108 per 1000 live births.


In the 2010 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic the UNAIDS/WHO Working Group estimated that around 250,000 adults aged 15 or over in Sudan were living with HIV; the prevalence percentage was estimated at around 1.1 of the adult population compared to the prevalence percentage rate in adults in the UK of around 0.2%.


DFID’s new Operational Plan for Sudan aims to deliver the following health related results by 2015:

  • 800,000 people get access to clean drinking water sources.
  • Reach 3 million people with health and nutrition-related programmes
  • Provide 1.5 million people with food security and livelihood assistance


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