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North-eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea Geographic coordinates
15 00 N, 30 00 E
Map references
Africa
Area World Ranking: 16
Total 1,861,484 sq km
Land NA Water NA Area - comparative
Slightly less than one-fifth the size of the US Land boundaries
Total 6,751 km
Border countries Central African Republic 175 km, Chad 1,360 km, Egypt 1,275 km, Eritrea 605 km, Ethiopia 769 km, Libya 383 km, South Sudan 2,184 km Note Sudan-South Sudan boundary represents 1 January 1956 alignment; final alignment pending negotiations and demarcation; final sovereignty status of Abyei region pending negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan Coastline
853 km
Maritime claims
Territorial sea 12 nm
Contiguous zone 18 nm Continental shelf 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation Climate
Hot and dry; arid desert; rainy season varies by region (April to November) Terrain
Generally flat, featureless plain; desert dominates the north Elevation extremes
Lowest point Red Sea 0 m
Highest point Jabal Marrah 3,071 m Natural resources
Petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold; hydropower Land use
Arable land NA
Permanent crops NA Other NA (2005) Irrigated land
18,630 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources
154 cu km (1997)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)
Total 37.32 cu km/yr (3%/1%/97%)
Per capita 1,030 cu m/yr (2000) Natural hazards
Dust storms and periodic persistent droughts Environment - current issues
Inadequate supplies of potable water; wildlife populations threatened by excessive hunting; soil erosion; desertification; periodic drought Environment - international agreements
Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands Signed, but not ratified None of the selected agreements Geography - note
Dominated by the Nile and its tributaries
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