Below is a list of the 18
states of Sudan, organized by their original provinces during the period of
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.
Arabic language versions are, as appropriate, in parentheses. States that were not provinces before 1994 are marked with (*). Transliterations from Arabic to
English may vary; in particular, the article "al" is sometimes transliterated as "el". Numbers correspond to those of the map at right. Prior to 9 July 2011, the Republic of Sudan was composed of 25 states. The ten southern states now form part of the independent country of
South Sudan. Two additional states were created in 2012 within the
Darfur region, and one in 2013 in
Kurdufan, bringing the total to 18.