Africa: Sudan
About Sudan
Military dictatorships promulgating an Islamic government have mostly run the country since independence from the UK in 1956. Over the past two decades, a civil war pitting black Christians and animists in the south against the Arab-Muslims of the north has cost at least 1.5 million lives in war- and famine-related deaths, as well as the displacement of millions of others.
| Vital Statistics | |
| Capitol City: | Khartoum |
| Population: | 36,080,373 (July 2001 est.) |
| Percent below poverty: | NA% |
| Language: | Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English |
| Date of independence: | 1 January 1956 (from Egypt and UK) |
| Form of government: | transitional - ruling military junt |
| Title of Leader: | President |
| Natural Resources: | petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower |
| Environmental Issues: | inadequate supplies of potable water; wildlife populations threatened by excessive hunting; soil erosion; desertification |
| Agricultural Products: | cotton, groundnuts (peanuts), sorghum, millet, wheat, gum arabic, sugarcane, cassara, mangos, papaya, bananas, sweet potatoes, sesame; sheep, livestock |
| Imports: | foodstuffs, manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, medicines and chemicals, textiles |
| Exports: | oil and petroleum products, cotton, sesame, livestock, groundnuts, gum arabic, sugar |
| Trading Partners: | IMPORTS: China 14.7%, Libya 14.7%, Saudi Arabia 8.9%, UK 8.7%, France 6.7% (1999) EXPORTS: Saudi Arabia 16%, Italy 10%, Germany 5%, France 3%, Thailand 3% (1999) |
Sudan Headlines
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