Map of Sudan
Republic of Sudan
Sudan is located in North Africa. Below you can see where Sudan sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Khartoum.
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Administrative divisions of Sudan
Sudan is divided into 17 states.
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- Blue Nile
- Central Darfur
- Eastern Darfur
- Gedarif
- Gezira
- Kassala
- Khartoum
- North Darfur
- North Kordufan
- Northern
- Red Sea
- River Nile
- Sennar
- South Kordufan
- Southern Darfur
- Western Darfur
- White Nile
Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.
Where is Sudan?
Sudan lies in North Africa. Its geographic centre is at about 12.86° N, 30.22° E, and the capital, Khartoum, is at 15.60° N, 32.53° E.
With 1,861,484 km², it is the 3rd-largest of the 54 countries in Africa — about 7.6 times the size of the United Kingdom.
Sudan lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.
Neighbouring countries: Egypt, Libya, Chad, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea.
Geography of Sudan
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- North Africa
- Area
- 1,861,484 km²
- Geographic centre
- 12.86° N, 30.22° E
- Capital (Khartoum)
- 15.60° N, 32.53° E
- Size rank in Africa
- 3 of 54
- Highest point
- Jebel Marra (3,042 m)
- Land borders
- 7
Bordering countries: Egypt, Libya, Chad, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea.