Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$2.45 billion (2005 est.)
Debt - external:
$27.34 billion (2005 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$172 million (2001)
Currency (code):
Sudanese dinar (SDD)
Currency code:
SDD
Exchange rates:
Sudanese dinars per US dollar - 243.61 (2005), 257.91 (2004),
260.98 (2003), 263.31 (2002), 258.7 (2001)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Sudan
Telephones - main lines in use:
670,000 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
1.828 million (2005)