Sudan Statistics

Population	37million
Population annual growth rate	2.1%
Urban population	42%
Major ethnic and linguistic groups	Black 52%, Arab 39%, Beja 6%, foreigners 2%, other 1%
Languages	Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English
Religion	Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum), indigenous beliefs 25%
Life expectancy (at birth)	58 years
Infant mortality (under one)	61 per 1,000 live births
Under five mortality	89 per 1,000 live births
Maternal mortality rate	550 per 100,000 live births
Adult HIV prevalence rate (ages 15-49)	1.6%
Percentage population with access to safe drinking water	70%
Adult literacy rate	61%
Gross Domestic Product (US$ billions)	37.6
Gross National Income (GNI) per capita (US$)	810
Proportion of population living on below $1 a day	-

Source: World Bank, CIA World Factbook and Unicef's State of the World's Children 2008