Sudan

Capital: Khartoum
Population Estimate: 43,849,260 million (Source: World Bank)
Area: 1.88 million square kilometers
Borders: South Sudan, Egypt, Eritrea, Central Africa Republic, Chad, Libya
Independence Day: January 1, 1956
Prime Minister: Transitional Military Council (TMC)
Major Religion: Islam
Other Common Religions: Christianity
Currency: Sudanese Pound
Key Challenges: Humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region, border disputes with South Sudan, sharing of natural resources with South Sudan
Interesting Fact: The independent state of the Republic of Sudan was born on July 9, 2011