Sudan is the largest country in Africa and has a special geopolitical location bonding the Arab world to Africa south of the Sahara. It has an area of 2.5 million km2. Geographic coordinates: 15°00′N 30°00′E Its north-south extent is about 2 000 km, while its maximum east-west extent is about 1 500 km. On the north-east it is bordered by the Red Sea and it shares common borders with nine countries: Eritrea and Ethiopia in the east, Kenya, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of