{"population":40533330,"blurb":{"text":"Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the southeast, and South Sudan to the south. Sudan has a population of 51.8 million people as of 2025 and occupies 1,886,068 square kilometres, making it Africa's third-largest country by area. Sudan's capital and most populous city is Khartoum.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan"},"vexillology":{"text":"The flag of Sudan used since 20 May 1970 consists of a horizontal red-white-black tricolour with a green triangle at the hoist. The flag is based on the Arab Liberation Flag of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. Upon gaining independence in 1956, Sudan, adopted a horizontal tricolour of blue, yellow and green. This flag was abandoned after the 1969 military coup of Gaafar Nimeiry.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Sudan"},"flagDesign":{"text":"Red, white, black and green are called the pan-Arab colours and have been historically linked to the Arab people and Islamic religion for centuries. The colours stand for Arab unity and independence. The red stripe represents Sudan's struggle for independence and many other struggles, and the sacrifices of the country's martyrs. The white represents the people, light and optimism. It also represents the White Flag League which was a nationalist group that rose up against colonial rule in 1924. The black represents Sudan; in Arabic, 'Sudan,' means 'land of the black people.' It also represents the black flag of nationalists who fought colonial rule during the Mahdist Revolution, late in 19th century. Green represents Islam, agriculture and the prosperity of the land.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Sudan"},"photos":["https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Al_bashir1.jpg/500px-Al_bashir1.jpg","https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Anglo-Egyptian_Sudan_camel_soldier_of_the_British_army.jpg/500px-Anglo-Egyptian_Sudan_camel_soldier_of_the_British_army.jpg","https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Battle_of_Omdurman-1.JPG/500px-Battle_of_Omdurman-1.JPG","https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Bedscha.jpg/500px-Bedscha.jpg"]}