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| Country name |
conventional long form: republic of the sudan conventional short form: sudan local long form: jumhuriyat as-sudan former: anglo-egyptian sudan local short form: as-sudan |
| Government type | authoritarian regime - ruling military junta took power in 1989; government is run by an alliance of the military and the National Congress Party (NCP), formerly the National Islamic Front (NIF), which espouses an Islamist platform |
| Capital | Khartoum |
| Administrative divisions | 26 states (wilayat, singular - wilayah); A'ali an Nil, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Al Buhayrat, Al Jazirah, Al Khartum, Al Qadarif, Al Wahdah, An Nil al Abyad, An Nil al Azraq, Ash Shamaliyah, Bahr al Jabal, Gharb al Istiwa'iyah, Gharb Bahr al Ghazal, Gharb Darfur, Gharb Kurdufan, Janub Darfur, Janub Kurdufan, Junqali, Kassala, Nahr an Nil, Shamal Bahr al Ghazal, Shamal Darfur, Shamal Kurdufan, Sharq al Istiwa'iyah, Sinnar, Warab |
| Independence | 1 January 1956 (from Egypt and UK) |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 1 January (1956) |
| Constitution | 12 April 1973, suspended following coup of 6 April 1985; interim constitution of 10 October 1985 suspended following coup of 30 June 1989; new constitution implemented on 30 June 1998 partially suspended 12 December 1999 by President BASHIR |
| Legal system | based on English common law and Islamic law; as of 20 January 1991, the now defunct Revolutionary Command Council imposed Islamic law in the northern states; Islamic law applies to all residents of the northern states regardless of their religion; some separate religious courts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
| Suffrage | 17 years of age; universal, but noncompulsory |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president lt. gen. umar hassan ahmad al-bashir (since 16 october 1993); first vice president ali uthman muhammad taha (since 17 february 1998), second vice president moses machar (since 12 february 2001); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 13-23 december 2000 (next to be held na) head of government: president lt. gen. umar hasan ahmad al-bashir (since 16 october 1993); first vice president ali uthman muhammad taha (since 17 february 1998), second vice president moses machar (since 12 february 2001); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: council of ministers appointed by the president; note - the national congress party or ncp (formerly the national islamic front or nif) dominates al-bashir's cabinet election results: Lt. Gen. Umar Hasan Ahmad al-BASHIR reelected president; percent of vote - Umar Hasan Ahmad al-BASHIR 86.5%, Ja'afar Muhammed NUMAYRI 9.6%, three other candidates received a combined vote of 3.9%; election widely viewed as rigged; all popular opposition parties boycotted elections because of a lack of guarantees for a free and fair election note: lt. gen. al-bashir assumed supreme executive power in 1989 and retained it through several transitional governments in the early and mid-1990s before being popularly elected for the first time in march 1996 |
| Legislative branch | unicameral National Assembly (360 seats; 270 popularly elected, 90 elected by supra assembly of interest groups known as National Congress; members serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 13-22 december 2000 (next to be held na december 2004) election results: ncp 355, others 5 |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court; Special Revolutionary Courts |
| Political parties and leaders | the government allows political "associations" under a 1998 law revised in 2000; to obtain government approval parties must accept the constitution and refrain from advocating or using violence against the regime; approved parties include the National Congress Party or NCP [Ibrahim Ahmed UMAR], Popular National Congress or PNC [Hassan al-TURABI], and over 20 minor, pro-government parties |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | Democratic Unionist Party [Muhammed Uthman AL-MIRGHANI]; National Congress Party [Ibrahim Ahmed UMAR]; National Democratic Alliance [Muhammed Uthman AL-MIRGHANI, chairman]; Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army [Dr. John GARANG]; Umma Party [Sadiq al-MAHDI] |
| International organization participation | ABEDA, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, CAEU, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, LAS, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO (observer) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador (vacant); charge d'affaires, ad interim khidir haroun ahmed (since april 2001) FAX: [1] (202) 667-2406 telephone: [1] (202) 338-8565 chancery: 2210 massachusetts avenue nw, washington, dc 20008 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador (vacant); charge d'affaires gerard m. gallucci embassy: sharia abdul latif avenue, khartoum mailing address: p. o. box 699, khartoum; apo ae 09829 telephone: [249] (11) 774611 or 774700 FAX: [249] (11) 774137 note: us consul in cairo is providing backup service for khartoum (see http://usembassy.egnet.net/sudan.htm) |
| Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist side |
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