Sudan is located at the crossroads of Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East and stretches across the Red Sea. Sudan shares borders with seven countries including Libya and Egypt to the North, Chad to the West, the Central African Republic to the South-West, South Sudan to the South, Ethiopia to the South-East and Eritrea to the East.
Like many other African countries, Sudan derives a substantial share of its merchandise exports from only a few commodity categories. The top exports of Sudan are Gold ($1.84B), Other Oily Seeds ($746M), Crude Petroleum ($317M), Ground Nuts ($305M), and Sheep and Goats ($143M)