Red Sea ( ) is one of the 18
wilayat or states of
Sudan. It has an area of 212,800 km² and an estimated population of 1,396,000 (2010).
Port Sudan is the capital of the state. Sudan claims, but does not control the
Hala'ib Triangle, a region disputed between
Sudan and
Egypt. The original inhabitants of the State are the
Beja Tribes, who constitute above 65% of the current population with lower wealth and power in the region.