Death rate: 10.88 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 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: 1.26 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 72.64 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 55.97 years male: 55 years female: 56.98 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 5.68 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality: noun: Sudanese (singular and plural) adjective: Sudanese
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