Sudan
Sudan is a country in Africa. The official name of Sudan is The Republic of Sudan. Its capital is Khartoum.
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[change] Geography
Sudan borders 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.
Sudan used to have the largest area of all the countries in Africa. However, on July 9, 2011, the southern part of the country left and became a new country, South Sudan. Sudan now has an area of 1,861,484 sq km,[1] and is the third largest country in Africa by area. The Nile flows through Sudan, providing water to crops. There are many different tribal and ethnic groups of people, though the country is mainly divided between the north, which has more Arabic people, and the south, which has more people of African descent.
[change] Culture
People from Sudan are called Sudanese. About 45 million people live in Sudan. About 4 million of these live in Khartoum or in towns that are joined to it.
Arabic is the official language of Sudan, but people also speak Nubian, Nilotic and English. Many other languages are spoken in different parts of the country as well.
Most Sudanese people have Islam as their religion. A small number are Christian. Some people have other religions that are called tribal (local) beliefs.
The currency of Sudan is called the Sudanese Pound (Jinneh).
The leader of Sudan right now is President Omar Hassan al-Bashir.
[change] War
For several years, the Darfur conflict has been going on in Sudan. Over 400,000 people have died in it.
[change] References
- ↑ "CIA - The World Factbook". cia.gov. 2011 [last update]. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/su.html. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
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