Geography - note: largest country in Africa; dominated by the Nile and its tributaries
@Sudan:People
Population: 32,594,128 (July 1997 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 46% (male 7,584,401; female 7,271,175) 15-64 years: 52% (male 8,536,476; female 8,492,043) 65 years and over : 2% (male 398,591; female 311,442) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.06% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 40.54 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 11.16 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: 1.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.28 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 74.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)