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Sudan 1884 - 1900, map and information |
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| Official Name : |
JAMHURAT AS-SUDAN, AD-DIMUQRATIYAH (Democratic Republic of Sudan) |
| Land Area: |
2,505,810 square kilometres / 967,243 square miles. |
| Population: |
40,187,000 (est 2005). Density, 16 persons per square kilometre. |
| Languages: |
Arabic (official), Darfurian, Dinka, Nver, Nubian, others. |
| Religions: |
Muslim 70%, Traditional 20% Christian 5%. |
| Capital: |
Khartoum (Al-Hartum). Population 980,000 |
| Currency: |
Sudanese pound, divided into 100 piasters. |
| Political: |
In Darfur, over a million poeple are exposed to torture and death at the hands of marauding militia and a complicit Sudanese government. So far (May 04) no nation has 'officially' acknowledged what is
happening. In this void, the Sudanese government continues to act with impunity. |
| Geography: |
The largest country on the African continent. The northern part of the country consists of barren rocky Saharan desert plain, stretching westwards to an area of sand dunes and rising further south at the Marra Mountains
in the Dufur Massif. Other highland areas include the Nuba Mountains, Red Sea coastal region and the Imatong Mountains in the far south, bordering Kenya and Uganda. |
| National Flag - Ratio 1:2 |
Climate in Khartoum - elev. 390m/1280ft |
Position in Africa |
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