Passport/Visa Requirements: Passports, visas and proof of onward passage needed by Australian, Canadian, U.K. and U.S. citizens. Visas will not be issued for passports containing Israeli visas or Egyptian stamps that indicate a border crossing to/from Israel. Visas may take up to two months to process. Reconfirm travel document requirements with carrier before departure.
Population: 39,148,162.
Languages: Arabic, Nubian, Ta Bedawie.
Predominant Religions: Islamic (Sunni), animist, Christian..
Time Zone: 3 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (+3 GMT). Daylight Saving Time is not observed.
Voltage Requirements: 240 volts.
Telephone Codes: 249, country code; 11,Khartoum city code;
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Tourist OfficesSudan does not have tourist offices in Australia, Canada, the U.K. or the U.S.
Sudan Embassies
Canada: Embassy of the Republic of Sudan, 354 Stewart St., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6K8. Phone 613-235-4000 or 613-235-4999. Fax 613-235-6880. http://www.sudanembassy.ca.
U.K.: Embassy of the Republic of Sudan, 3 Cleveland Row, St. James Street, London SW1A 1DD. Phone 20-7839-8080. Fax 20-7839-7560. http://www.sudan-embassy.co.uk.
U.S.: Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan, 2210 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20008. Phone 202-338-8565. Fax 202-667-2406. There is also a consulate in New York City. http://www.sudanembassy.org.
Sudan does not have diplomatic representation in Australia.
Embassies in Sudan
Australian travelers needing assistance in southern Sudan should contact the Australian embassy in Kenya: Riverside Drive (off Chiromo Road), Nairobi. Phone 254-2-445-034. Fax 254-2-444-718. Australian travelers in northern Sudan should contact the Australian embassy in Egypt: World Trade Centre, 11th Floor, Corniche El Nil, Boulac (Code 11111), Cairo. Phone 20-2-575-0444. Fax 20-2-578-1638. Australians may also contact the British embassy in Khartoum.
Canada is represented by its embassy in Ethiopia: Old Airport Area, Higher 23, Kebele 12, House Number 122, Addis Ababa (mail address: P.O. Box 1130, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). Phone 251-1-713-022. Fax 251-1-713-033. Canadians may also contact the British embassy in Khartoum.
British Embassy, off Sharia Al Baladin, Khartoum East (mail address: P.O. Box 801, Khartoum East, Khartoum). Phone 777-105 or 770-825. Fax 776-457. http://www.britishembassy.gov.uk/sudan.
The U.S. has a Khartoum Consular Officer at its embassy in Egypt: 8 Kamal el-Din Salah St., Garden City, Cairo. Phone 20-2-355-7371, ext. 3438 or 3439. Fax 20-2-357-2472.
Additional Reading
African Calliope by Edward Hoagland (Penguin). An exploration of Sudan, covering everything from the country's politics to its geography and history.
The Lost Boys of Sudan by Mark Bixler (University of Georgia Press). Recounts the story of four young Sudanese men who fled the civil war to begin a new life in the U.S.
