Sudan

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Official Name
Republic of the Sudan
Population Full

41,802,000 (2018 World Bank)

Principal Languages
English, Standard Arabic
Literacy Rate
61% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
ACHPR (1986), CPPDCE (2008), CSICH (2008), ICCPR (1986), UNCRPD (2009), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Bender 1975, Bender 1983a, Bender 1989b, Bendor-Samuel and Hartell 1989, Doornbos and Bender 1983, Schadeberg and Bender 1981, Stevenson 1984
Deaf Population
48,900
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Sudan is 77. Of these, 75 are living and 2 are extinct. Of the living languages, 70 are indigenous and 5 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional, 18 are developing, 8 are vigorous, 34 are in trouble, and 12 are dying. Also listed are 6 unestablished languages.