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Republic of the Sudan Flags

Flag Colors and Description

The Sudanese flag is comprised of three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist side.

People

Population: 41,236,378 (July 2006 estimate)

Population Growth Rate: 2.55% (2006 estimate)

Spoken Languages: Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English note: program of "Arabization" in process

Government

Government Type: Government of National Unity (GNU) - the National Congress Party (NCP) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) formed a power-sharing government under the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA); the NCP, which came to power by military coup in 1989, is the majority partner; the agreement stipulates national elections for the 2008 - 2009 timeframe.

Capital: Khartoum

Economics

GDP (Gross Domestic Product): $96.01 billion (2006 estimate)

GDP per capita: $2,300 (2006 estimate)