Sudan 苏丹共和国
Sudan (Arabic:السودان as-Sūdān, English pronunciation (US) , (GB) ), officially the Republic of the Sudan (Arabic:جمهورية السودان Jumhūrīyat as-Sūdān), is a country in north-east Africa. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea, Eritrea, and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west and Libya to the northwest. It is the third largest country in Africa. The River Nile divides the country into eastern and western halves. Its predominant religion is Islam.