| GENERAL
STATISTICS
Population:
34,475,690
(January 2000 est.)
Ethnic groups:
black 52%,
Arab 39%, Beja 6%, foreigners 2%, other 1%
Religions:
Sunni Muslim
70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and
Khartoum)
Languages:
Arabic (official),
Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic
languages, English
note: program
of Arabization in process |
