The country in northeastern Africa is Sudan, which is a country located in the northeast of the African continent. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, Libya to the northwest, Chad to the west, the Central African Republic to the southwest, South Sudan to the south, Ethiopia to the southeast, and Eritrea to the east. Sudan has a population of over 40 million people and is the third-largest country in Africa. It is also the largest country in the Arab world.