<P> The Sudan or Sudan ( US : / suˈdæn / ( listen ) , UK : / suˈdɑːn , - ˈdæn / ; Arabic : السودان ‎ as - Sūdān ) also known as North Sudan since South Sudan 's independence and officially the Republic of the Sudan ( Arabic : جمهورية السودان ‎ Jumhūriyyat as - Sūdān ) , is a country in Northeast Africa . It is bordered by Egypt to the north , the Red Sea , Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east , South Sudan to the south , the Central African Republic to the southwest , Chad to the west and Libya to the northwest . It houses 37 million people ( 2017 ) and occupies a total area of 1.861. 484 square kilometres ( 718.722 square miles ) , making it the third largest country in Africa . Sudan 's predominant religion is Islam , and its official languages are Arabic and English . The capital is Khartoum , located at the confluence of the Blue and White Nile . </P>
<P> The Sudan or Sudan ( US : / suˈdæn / ( listen ) , UK : / suˈdɑːn , - ˈdæn / ; Arabic : السودان ‎ as - Sūdān ) also known as North Sudan since South Sudan 's independence and officially the Republic of the Sudan ( Arabic : جمهورية السودان ‎ Jumhūriyyat as - Sūdān ) , is a country in Northeast Africa . It is bordered by Egypt to the north , the Red Sea , Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east , South Sudan to the south , the Central African Republic to the southwest , Chad to the west and Libya to the northwest . It houses 37 million people ( 2017 ) and occupies a total area of 1.861. 484 square kilometres ( 718.722 square miles ) , making it the third largest country in Africa . Sudan 's predominant religion is Islam , and its official languages are Arabic and English . The capital is Khartoum , located at the confluence of the Blue and White Nile . </P>
what region of the world is sudan in
what region of the world is sudan in
Northeast Africa
Northeast Africa