It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, and Libya to the northwest.
Comparte frontera con Egipto al norte, con el Mar Rojo al noreste, con Eritrea y Etiopía al este, con Sudán del Sur al sur, con la República Centroafricana al suroeste, con Chad al oeste y con Libia al Noreste.