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• Capital: Khartoum (population approximately 5 million)
• Largest City: Omdurman
• Other main towns: Port Sudan, Kassala, El Obeid
• Total area: 1,861,484 sq km
• Location: On the upper east coast of africa, lying just south of egypt next to the red sea
• Climate: Hot and dry, arid desert, rainy season
• Border countries: Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan

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