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Sudan

Su·dan [ soo dán ] 

1. 
largest country in Africa, in the northeast of the continent, south of Egypt.
Languages: Arabic.
Currency: dinar.
Capital: Khartoum.
Population: 38,114,160 (2003).
Area: 2,505,800 sq km (967,490 sq mi.) 
Official name  Republic of the Sudan


2. 
region of savanna and dry grassland in West Africa, between the Sahara and the tropical forest belt

Su·da·nese [ sd'n z, sd'n ss ] noun, adjective
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