Republic Of Sudan
People: Population: 30,120,420.
Principal languages: Arabic (official), English and other
local dialects.
Religions: Muslim 70%, indigenous beliefs 25%, Christians
5%.
Geography: Area: 966,757 sq. mi., the largest country in
Africa.
Location: At the North East of Africa. Neighbors: Egypt on
N, Libya, Chad, Central African Republic on W, Zaire, Uganda, Kenya on
S ,Eritrea & Ethiopia on E.
Topography: The N consists of the Libyan Desert in the W,
and the mountainous Nubia Desert in E, with narrow Nile valley between.
The center contains large, fertile, rainy areas with fields, pasture, and
forest. The S has rich soil and heavy rain.
Capitals: Khartoum (executive), Omdurman (legislative). Cities
:Khartoum , Omdurman and Khartoum North represent the national capital.
Port Sudan , Dongola, El-Obied ,Nyala , Atbara and Juba represent other
major cities.
Economy: Industries: Textiles, food processing and other
light industries.
Chief crops: Gum arabic, sorghum, cotton (main export), wheat.
Minerals: Chromium, copper . Crude oil reserves (1994): 300
mln. bbls.
Livestock (1992): cattle: 21.6 mln.; sheep: 22.6 mln.; goats:
18.7 mln.
Major International Organizations: UN (IMF, WHO, FAO), Arab
League, OAU.
Sudan Airways
Sudan Airways A310
Address:SDC Building ,Street 15,New extension P .O . Box
253 Khartoum ,Sudan. Tel+249-1147953 or +249-11452359 Fax+249-1147978 or
+249-11452377
Telex 22257 SUDANAIR PS SITA KRTEVSD
Services :Scheduled and charter international, regional
and domestic passenger.
Shareholders :State-owned company.
Date established :1947.
History :Began domestic operations as a subsidiary
of the Sudan Railways system in April 1947. International flights began
in 1954.
Fleet :Sudan Airways operating number of airliners
including ,Airbus A 300B-200 A310,A320 Boeing 707-320, Boeing 737-200 Fokker
F27, Fokker F50 and DHC6-300.
Main base/hub :Khartoum(KRT)
Destinations :Abu Dhabi ,Addis Ababa ,Amman ,Cairo,
Damascus ,Doha , Dubai ,Frankfurt Istanbul,Jeddah ,Johanesburg ,Kano ,London
,Muscat ,Nairobi, N’Djamena ,Paris, Riyadh ,Rome Sana’a Sharjah ,and Tripoli
.Cargo ,Charter and survey flights are also undertaken .Operates a domestic
network throughout Sudan.
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