Republic of Sudan Country Facts:

- Independence gained from the condominium of the United Kingdom and Egypt on 1 January 1956
- Constitution: Two previous constitutions adopted, however the current one was adopted in 2005
- Presidents (Political Party):
- Omar al-Bashir: 1989 – Present (National Congress)
- Ahmed al-Mirghani: 1986 – 1989 (Democratic Unionist Party)
- Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab: 1985 – 1986 (Military)
- Gaafar Nimeiry: 1969 – 1985 (Military/Sudanese Socialist Union)
- Population: 39.1 million (2014 estimate) with growth rate of 1.83%
- HDI rank: 0.473 (2014).
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