Economy

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• Currency: Sudanese Pound (SDG)
• Exchange rate: £1 = SDG 7.13; $1 = SDG 4.440; €1 = SDG 5.72 (sept 2012)
• Natural resources: Petroleum, small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold; hydropower
• Exports: Gold, oil and petroleum products; cotton, sesame, livestock, peanuts, gum arabic, sugar
• Industries: oil, cotton ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, armaments, automobile/light truck assembly
• National Airline: Sudanese Airways
• International country code: +249
• Time Zone: UTC (GMT) +3
• Electric voltage: 220V, round two-pin plugs
• Weights and measurements: metric
• Driving: left
• Public holidays: 1 january (independence day); 7 january (coptic christmas); 26 Febuary (birth of the prophet); 30 june (revolution day); 25 december (christmas day). The dates of coptic easter, eid and islamic new year vary.

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