The largest country of Africa is Sudan, which has an area of 1, 861, 484 square kilometers. It is located in the northeast corner of the continent and is bordered by Egypt to the north, Libya to the northwest, Chad to the west, Central African Republic to the southwest, South Sudan to the south, Ethiopia to the southeast, and Eritrea to the east. Sudan is the third-largest country in Africa and the fifteenth-largest in the world. It has a population of over 40 million people and is the tenth-most populous country in Africa. The capital and largest city is Khartoum.