Leader: President Lt. Gen. Umar Hasan Ahmad al-BASHIR
Population: 36,080,373
Area: 2,505,810 sq km -- slightly more than one-quarter the size of the US
Infant mortality rate: 68.67 deaths/1,000 births
Life expectancy: 56.94 years
Religions: Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 5%
GDP: $35.7 billion billion/per capita $1,000