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)