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GeographyLocation: Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea
Area: Land boundaries: total 7,687 km, Central African Republic 1,165 km, Chad 1,360 km, Egypt 1,273 km, Eritrea 605 km, Ethiopia 1,606 km, Kenya 232 km, Libya 383 km, Uganda 435 km, Zaire 628 km Coastline: 853 km
PeoplePopulation: 30,120,420 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.35% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 41.29 births/1,000 population Death rate: 11.74 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 77.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 6 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: black 52%, Arab 39%, Beja 6%, foreigners 2%, other 1% Religions: Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum) Languages: Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1983)
Government
Names:
Type: ruling military junta - Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) - dissolvedon 16 October 1993 and government civilianized Capital: Khartoum Independence: 1 January 1956 (from Egypt and UK) Constitution: 12 April 1973, suspended following coup of 6 April 1985; interim constitutionof 10 October 1985 suspended following coup of 30 June 1989
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $23.7 billion National product real growth rate: 7% National product per capita: $870 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 112% Unemployment rate: 30%
Electricity:
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| The volunteer staff of the 1996 Olympic Games totaled 50,152. They worked an estimated 850,000 shifts. |