Background Info of Sudan

Geography: Sudan is the largest country in Africa. It is located on the northern end of Africa, where it borders the Red Sea, and it is between the nations of Egypt and Eritrea.

     Area:  2,505,810 sq. km
  
     Climate: tropical in the south, desert in the north; rainy seasons vary by regions
  
     Natural Resources: petroleum, small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower
  
     Population: 40,187,486 (July 2005)

     Religions: Sunni Muslims (70%), indigenous beliefs (25%), Christian (5%)

     Capital City: Khartoum

     Additional Info: Sudan is actually traversed from north to south by the Nile River, with all its tributaries partly or entirely within the country's borders

     Major Cities: Omdurman, Khartoum, and Port Sudan

     Languages: Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/su.html

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