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Republic of the Sudan |
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| Capital: |
Khartoum |
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Subregion: |
Northern Africa |
| Area: |
1886068 |
| Population size: (2025-06-19 21:26) |
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^(d{5})$ |
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SUD |
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| CAF |
Central African Republic |
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| CallingCode: |
+249 |
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| International organizations: |
| OIC |
Organization of Islamic Cooperation |
| CEN-SAD |
Community of Sahelo-Saharan States |
| IGAD |
Intergovernmental Authority on Development |
| CAEU |
Council of Arab Economic Unity |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
| COMESA |
Economic Community of Eastern and Southern Africa |
| AFTA |
African Free Trade Area |
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 A country, state, region... (68) |
| Second-order administrative division (ADM2)
(A subdivision of a first-order administrative division) | 42 | | Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | | Historical first-order administrative division (ADM1H)
(A former first-order administrative division) | 3 | | Administrative division (ADMD)
(An administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level) | 3 | | First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 18 | | Third-order administrative division (ADM3)
(A subdivision of a second-order administrative division) | 1 | |
 Stream, lake... (9485) |
| Wadi (WAD)
(A valley or ravine, bounded by relatively steep banks, which in the rainy season becomes a watercourse; found primarily in North Africa and the Middle East) | 4262 | | Well (WLL)
(A cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface) | 1951 | | Intermittent lake (LKI)
| 13 | | Pool(s) (POOL)
(A small and comparatively still, deep part of a larger body of water such as a stream or harbor; or a small body of standing water) | 259 | | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 91 | | Pond (PND)
(A small standing waterbody) | 194 | | Waterhole(s) (WTRH)
(A natural hole, hollow, or small depression that contains water, used by man and animals, especially in arid areas) | 219 | | Intermittent stream (STMI)
| 1704 | | Inlet (INLT)
(A narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water) | 41 | | Reef(s) (RF)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material) | 31 | | Shoal(s) (SHOL)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material) | 16 | | Reservoir(s) (RSV)
(An artificial pond or lake) | 121 | | Reach (RCH)
(A straight section of a navigable stream or channel between two bends) | 4 | | Anabranch (STMA)
(A diverging branch flowing out of a main stream and rejoining it downstream) | 3 | | Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 116 | | Lake bed(s) (LBED)
(A dried up or drained area of a former lake) | 46 | | Lakes (LKS)
(Large inland bodies of standing water) | 6 | | Section of stream (STMX)
| 7 | | Cove(s) (COVE)
(A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay) | 19 | | Canal (CNL)
(An artificial watercourse) | 186 | | Harbor(s) (HBR)
(A haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships) | 4 | | Section of wadi (WADX)
| 6 | | Rapids (RPDS)
(A turbulent section of a stream associated with a steep, irregular stream bed) | 4 | | Spring(s) (SPNG)
(A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground) | 7 | | Wetland (WTLD)
(An area subject to inundation, usually characterized by bog, marsh, or swamp vegetation) | 41 | | Water tank (RSVT)
(A contained pool or tank of water at, below, or above ground level) | 21 | | Lagoon (LGN)
(A shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature) | 3 | | Anchorage (ANCH)
(An area where vessels may anchor) | 6 | | Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 6 | | Bight(s) (BGHT)
(An open body of water forming a slight recession in a coastline) | 17 | | Swamp (SWMP)
(A wetland dominated by tree vegetation) | 15 | | Crater lake (LKC)
(A lake in a crater or caldera) | 1 | | Abandoned well (WLLQ)
| 1 | | Waterfall(s) (FLLS)
(A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream) | 1 | | Wells (WLLS)
(Cylindrical holes, pits, or tunnels drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface) | 1 | | Fishing area (FISH)
(A fishing ground, bank or area where fishermen go to catch fish) | 1 | | Wadi junction (WADJ)
(A place where two or more wadies join) | 3 | | Ravine(s) (RVN)
(A small, narrow, deep, steep-sided stream channel, smaller than a gorge) | 2 | | Channel (CHN)
(The deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows) | 2 | | Tidal flat(s) (FLTT)
(A large flat area of mud or sand attached to the shore and alternately covered and uncovered by the tide) | 4 | | Intermittent wetland (WTLDI)
| 3 | | Intermittent pond (PNDI)
| 6 | | Irrigation system (SYSI)
(A network of ditches and one or more of the following elements: water supply, reservoir, canal, pump, well, drain, etc.) | 9 | | Irrigation ditch (DTCHI)
(A ditch which serves to distribute irrigation water) | 2 | | Aqueduct (CNLA)
(A conduit used to carry water) | 13 | | Section of canal (CNLX)
| 1 | | Marsh(es) (MRSH)
(A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation) | 7 | | Wadi bend (WADB)
(A conspicuously curved or bent segment of a wadi) | 9 | |
 Parks, area ... (1048) |
| Area (AREA)
(A tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries) | 261 | | Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 529 | | Tribal area (TRB)
(A tract of land used by nomadic or other tribes) | 208 | | Region (RGN)
(An area distinguished by one or more observable physical or cultural characteristics) | 4 | | Oasis(-es) (OAS)
(An area in a desert made productive by the availability of water) | 3 | | Salt area (SALT)
(A shallow basin or flat where salt accumulates after periodic inundation) | 2 | | Park (PRK)
(An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation) | 11 | | Agricultural colony (AGRC)
(A tract of land set aside for agricultural settlement) | 4 | | Grazing area (GRAZ)
(An area of grasses and shrubs used for grazing) | 2 | | Oilfield (OILF)
(An area containing a subterranean store of petroleum of economic value) | 2 | | Agricultural reserve (RESA)
(A tract of land reserved for agricultural reclamation and/or development) | 19 | | Port (PRT)
(A place provided with terminal and transfer facilities for loading and discharging waterborne cargo or passengers, usually located in a harbor) | 1 | | Industrial area (INDS)
(An area characterized by industrial activity) | 2 | |
 City, village... (8132) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 7752 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 17 | | Abandoned populated place (PPLQ)
| 39 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 58 | | Populated locality (PPLL)
(An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings) | 14 | | Farm village (PPLF)
(A populated place where the population is largely engaged in agricultural activities) | 8 | | Destroyed populated place (PPLW)
(A village, town or city destroyed by a natural disaster, or by war) | 230 | | Seat of a third-order administrative division (PPLA3)
| 10 | | Seat of a second-order administrative division (PPLA2)
| 1 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | | Religious populated place (PPLR)
(A populated place whose population is largely engaged in religious occupations) | 2 | |
 Road, railroad (81) |
| Railroad junction (RJCT)
(A place where two or more railroad tracks join) | 3 | | Road (RD)
(An open way with improved surface for transportation of animals, people and vehicles) | 18 | | Road junction (RDJCT)
(A place where two or more roads join) | 20 | | Street (ST)
(A paved urban thoroughfare) | 40 | |
 Spot, building, farm (649) |
| Landing (LDNG)
(A place where boats receive or discharge passengers and freight, but lacking most port facilities) | 92 | | Resthouse (RHSE)
(A structure maintained for the rest and shelter of travelers) | 33 | | Railroad station (RSTN)
(A facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight) | 134 | | Fort (FT)
(A defensive structure or earthworks) | 13 | | Tomb(s) (TMB)
(A structure for interring bodies) | 23 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 31 | | Mine(s) (MN)
(A site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages) | 4 | | Ruin(s) (RUIN)
(A destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional) | 14 | | Dam (DAM)
(A barrier constructed across a stream to impound water) | 10 | | Airfield (AIRF)
(A place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 6 | | Archaeological/prehistoric site (ANS)
(A place where archeological remains, old structures, or cultural artifacts are located) | 13 | | Abandoned airfield (AIRQ)
| 3 | | Abandoned railroad station (RSTNQ)
| 2 | | Bridge (BDG)
(A structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across) | 13 | | Cairn (CARN)
(A heap of stones erected as a landmark or for other purposes) | 1 | | Historical site (HSTS)
(A place of historical importance) | 2 | | Shrine (SHRN)
(A structure or place memorializing a person or religious concept) | 8 | | Corral(s) (CRRL)
(A pen or enclosure for confining or capturing animals) | 25 | | Triangulation station (TRIG)
(A point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation) | 1 | | Camp(s) (CMP)
(A site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use) | 19 | | Meteorological station (STNM)
(A station at which weather elements are recorded) | 1 | | Resort (RSRT)
(A specialized facility for vacation, health, or participation sports activities) | 2 | | Cemetery (CMTY)
(A burial place or ground) | 15 | | Facility (FCL)
(A building or buildings housing a center, institute, foundation, hospital, prison, mission, courthouse, etc.) | 36 | | Agricultural facility (AGRF)
(A building and/or tract of land used for improving agriculture) | 18 | | Farm (FRM)
(A tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture) | 5 | | Factory (MFG)
(One or more buildings where goods are manufactured, processed or fabricated) | 3 | | Mosque (MSQE)
(A building for public Islamic worship) | 6 | | School (SCH)
(Building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place) | 8 | | Railroad stop (RSTP)
(A place lacking station facilities where trains stop to pick up and unload passengers and freight) | 2 | | Tower (TOWR)
(A high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter) | 11 | | Military installation (INSM)
(A facility for use of and control by armed forces) | 1 | | University (UNIV)
(An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.) | 6 | | Oil refinery (OILR)
(A facility for converting crude oil into refined petroleum products) | 1 | | Cave(s) (CAVE)
(An underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff) | 1 | | Mission (MSSN)
(A place characterized by dwellings, school, church, hospital and other facilities operated by a religious group for the purpose of providing charitable services and to propagate religion) | 1 | | Ranch(es) (RNCH)
(A large farm specializing in extensive grazing of livestock) | 3 | | Lighthouse (LTHSE)
(A distinctive structure exhibiting a major navigation light) | 4 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 5 | | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 8 | | Pyramids (PYRS)
(Ancient massive structures of square ground plan with four triangular faces meeting at a point and used for enclosing tombs) | 1 | | Building(s) (BLDG)
(A structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc.) | 3 | | House(s) (HSE)
(A building used as a human habitation) | 1 | | Beacon (BCN)
(A fixed artificial navigation mark) | 6 | | Power station (PS)
(A facility for generating electric power) | 2 | | Refugee camp (CMPRF)
(A camp used by refugees) | 26 | | Agricultural school (SCHA)
(A school with a curriculum focused on agriculture) | 1 | | Stadium (STDM)
(A structure with an enclosure for athletic games with tiers of seats for spectators) | 6 | | Square (SQR)
(A broad, open, public area near the center of a town or city) | 5 | | Palace (PAL)
(A large stately house, often a royal or presidential residence) | 1 | | College (SCHC)
(The grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning) | 4 | | Market (MKT)
(A place where goods are bought and sold at regular intervals) | 8 | | Administrative facility (ADMF)
(A government building) | 1 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (7486) |
| Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 4008 | | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 629 | | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 1354 | | Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 610 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 73 | | Depression(s) (DPR)
(A low area surrounded by higher land and usually characterized by interior drainage) | 21 | | Pass (PASS)
(A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]) | 15 | | Cliff(s) (CLF)
(A high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area) | 13 | | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 345 | | Plain(s) (PLN)
(An extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area) | 28 | | Dune(s) (DUNE)
(A wave form, ridge or star shape feature composed of sand) | 225 | | Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 23 | | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 17 | | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 9 | | Plateau (PLAT)
(An elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams) | 8 | | Mound(s) (MND)
(A low, isolated, rounded hill) | 5 | | Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 18 | | Land-tied island (ISLT)
(A coastal island connected to the mainland by barrier beaches, levees or dikes) | 1 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 18 | | Sand area (SAND)
(A tract of land covered with sand) | 2 | | Gorge(s) (GRGE)
(A short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley) | 1 | | Desert (DSRT)
(A large area with little or no vegetation due to extreme environmental conditions) | 3 | | Cone(s) (CONE)
(A conical landform composed of mud or volcanic material) | 3 | | Volcano (VLC)
(A conical elevation composed of volcanic materials with a crater at the top) | 1 | | Ford (FORD)
(A shallow part of a stream which can be crossed on foot or by land vehicle) | 5 | | Escarpment (SCRP)
(A long line of cliffs or steep slopes separating level surfaces above and below) | 4 | | Crater(s) (CRTR)
(A generally circular saucer or bowl-shaped depression caused by volcanic or meteorite explosive action) | 5 | | Headland (HDLD)
(A high projection of land extending into a large body of water beyond the line of the coast) | 1 | | Valley (VAL)
(An elongated depression usually traversed by a stream) | 6 | | Peninsula (PEN)
(An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water) | 9 | | Promontory(-ies) (PROM)
(A bluff or prominent hill overlooking or projecting into a lowland) | 1 | | Saddle (SDL)
(A broad, open pass crossing a ridge or between hills or mountains) | 1 | | Slope(s) (SLP)
(A surface with a relatively uniform slope angle) | 10 | | Upland (UPLD)
(An extensive interior region of high land with low to moderate surface relief) | 8 | | Spur(s) (SPUR)
(A subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation) | 5 | | Talus slope (TAL)
(A steep concave slope formed by an accumulation of loose rock fragments at the base of a cliff or steep slope) | 1 | |
 Undersea (1) |
| Reef (RFU)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material) | 1 | |
 Forest, heath... (86) |
| Cultivated area (CULT)
(An area under cultivation) | 65 | | Forest(s) (FRST)
(An area dominated by tree vegetation) | 17 | | Meadow (MDW)
(A small, poorly drained area dominated by grassy vegetation) | 1 | | Tree(s) (TREE)
(A conspicuous tree used as a landmark) | 2 | | Orchard(s) (OCH)
(A planting of fruit or nut trees) | 1 | |
