Sudan

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Capital: Khartoum

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 967,495

Land Covered by Water: 6%

Time Zone: East Africa Time (UTC+3)

Climate: tropical in south; arid desert in north; rainy season varies by region (April to November)

Approximate Population: 39,379,358

Official Language: Arabic, English

Religion: Islam, Indigenous Beliefs, Christianity

Currency: Sudanese Pound

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Meningitis, Dengue Fever, Cholera, Malaria, E. coli (Escherichia coli), Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), HIV (see AIDS/HIV), Tuberculosis (TB), West Nile virus, Chikungunya Fever, African Trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness), Poliomyelitis

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