Sudan

Sudan is directly south of Egypt. The population is 41.5 million, The labor force is 12 million. The land area is 728,200 square miles. In 2017, nominal GDP was $115 billion, nominal per capita GDP was $2840 per year.

GDP by sector was 44.5% agricultural, 45.3% industrial, 10.2% services.  Labor force by occupation was agriculture 45%, industry 40%, services 15%.

Inflation was 12.8% in 2015. Unemployment was 13.7% in 2012. Population below poverty was 9% in 2012. Main industries include oil, cotton, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, armaments, automobile and light truck assembly. Ease of doing business 168^th in 2017.

Exports were $8.5 billion in 2009 selling oil, petroleum products, cotton, sesame, livestock, groundnuts, gum arabic and sugar to UAE 32%, China 16.2%, Saudi Arabia 15.5%, Australia 4.7%, Pakistan 4.5%.

Imports $6.8 billion in 2009. Buying foodstuffs, manufactured goods, refinery and transport equipment, medicines, chemicals, textiles and wheat from China 26.3%, UAE 10%, India 9%, Egypt 5.6%, Turkey 4.7%, Saudi Arabia 4.4%, Russia 2%.

Government debt was 104.5% of GDP, revenue was $9 billion, spending was $10.8 billion and external debt was $36 billion in 2009

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader