1988 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1988 (Internet Archive)
Geography
Comparative area
about the size of
Total area
163,270 km2; land area: 161,470 km2
Communications
Airfields
88 total, 79 usable; 8 with permanent-surface runways; 4 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 31 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
Branches
Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force
Civil air
13 major transport aircraft
Highways
20,000 km total; 2,000 km bituminous treated, 4,000 km gravel, 2,304 km improved earth; remainder unimproved earth and track
Inland waterways
5,310 km navigable
Military budget
for fiscal year ending 30 June 1986, $134.4 million; 5.5% of central government budget North Atlantic Ocean See ref lonal map IV
Military manpower
males 15-49, 5,314,000; 3,247,000 fit for military service; 249,000 reach military age (18) annually
Pipelines
refined products, 815 km
Ports
1 major (Port Sudan)
Railroads
5,516 km total; 4,800 km 1.067meter gauge, 716 km 1.6096-meter gauge plantation line
Telecommunications
large system by African standards, but barely adequate; consists of radio relay, cables, radio communications, and troposcatter; domestic satellite system with 14 stations; 68,500 telephones (0.3 per 100 popl.); 4 AM, 1 FM, 2 TV stations; 1 Atlantic Ocean satellite station Defense Forces