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The pyramids of the Kushite rulers at Meroe, Sudan, are the world’s largest collection of pyramids (more than 200). Meroe, located between the Nile and Atbara rivers, was the capital of the Kingdom of Kush, an empire in Nubia that extended from the Mediterranean to sub-Saharan Africa between the 8th century B.C. and the 4th century A.D.
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Geography

Area

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Area - comparative

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<p>slightly less than one-fifth the size of the US</p>

People and Society

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Age structure

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This is the population pyramid for Sudan. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

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Population growth rate

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Birth rate

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Death rate

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Net migration rate

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Maternal mortality ratio

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Infant mortality rate

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Total fertility rate

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Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

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Real GDP per capita

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Labor force

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Unemployment rate

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Taxes and other revenues

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Current account balance

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Exports

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Imports

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Debt - external

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Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

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Heliports

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Merchant marine

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Military and Security

Terrorism

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