Sudan is divided into twenty-Five states (wilayat, sing. wilayah).
The states are:
In north: Northern State, Population: 610,000, Capital: Dongola
River Nile, Population: 940,000, Capital: El Damar
Red Sea (al-Bahr al-Ahmar) Population: 730,000, Capital: Port Sudan (Bur Sudan);
In west: Northern Darfur, Population: 1,600,000, Capital: El Fashir
Western Darfur, Population: 1,660,000, Capital: El Geneina
Southern Darfur, Population: 2,960,000, Capital: Nyala;
Western Bahar el Ghazal, Capital: Wau; Population: 220,000
Northern Bahar al Ghazal, Capital: Aweil
central Sudan: Nortthern Kordofan, Population: 1,530,000, Capital: El Obeid
Southern Kordofan, Population: 2,310,000, Capital: Kadugli
White Nile, Population: 1,740,000, Capital: Rabak
Blue Nile, Population: 800,000, Capital: Ed Damazin (Ad-Damazin)
Upper Nile, Population: 620,000, Capital:Malakal
Gezira, Population: 3,590,000, Capital: Wad Madani
Unity, Population: 660,000, Capital: Bentiu
Warab, Population: 1,700,000, Capital: Warrap?
Khartoum, Population: 6,000,000, Capital: Khartoum
in east:
Gedaref (Al Qadarif), Population: 1,570,000, Capital: Gedaref
Kassala, Population: 1,550,000, Capital: Kassala
Sennar, Population: 1,240,000, Sinjain
south:
Lakes, Population: 880,000, Capital: Rumbek
Jonglei (Junqali), Population: 1,230,000, Capital: Bor
Western Equatoria, Population: 740,000, Capital: Yambio
Bahraljabal, Population: 560,000, Capital: Juba
Eastern Equatoria, Population: 730,000, Capital: Kapoeta (Kabūyitā)
