Sudan

Overview I have learned so much about Sudan and even though I didn't want to do it at the start but now I am extremely glad that I did. The most important thing that I learned in my opinion is how  important we help the people in Darfur. There have been to many casualties and victims and it needs to be stopped. Another interesting thing I learned is that they have a much smaller life expectancy than nearly all Americans. This project has taught me that many people and countries have it much worse than we do so we should appreciate what we have. -Kevin

I have learned alot about the people of sudan and how different life is here and there. Its amazing to think that they still have little tribes and and slums where tons of people live, and a somewhat corrupt govenment. Another thing i learned is how few people actually live in sudan although it's a fairly big country. I learned that they have a very rich history before all the politics. -Ryan

There is so much that I have learned about Sudan. It seems like such a great country, but the things that happen there is much worse than what happens in our country. For the little things that they have, the people still dont complain. Ther country is huge and yet, there isn't very many people there. Over all, I enjoyed doing this project and i hope we can do something like this again -Joe

Statistics Independence January 1, 1956
 * Population (thousands), 2006, under 18 || 17697 ||
 * Population (thousands), 2006, under 5 || 5483 ||
 * Population annual growth rate (%), 1970-1990 || 2.9 ||
 * Population annual growth rate (%), 1990-2006 || 2.3 ||
 * Crude death rate, 1970 || 20 ||
 * Crude death rate, 1990 || 14 ||
 * Crude death rate, 2006 || 10 ||
 * Crude birth rate, 1970 || 47 ||
 * Crude birth rate, 1990 || 41 ||
 * Crude birth rate, 2006 || 32 ||
 * Life expectancy, 1970 || 44 ||
 * Life expectancy, 1990 || 53 ||
 * Life expectancy, 2006 || 58 ||
 * Total fertility rate, 2006 || 4.4 ||
 * % of population urbanized, 2006 || 42 ||
 * Average annual growth rate of urban population (%), 1970-1990 || 5.3 ||
 * Average annual growth rate of urban population (%), 1990-2006

|| 5.1 || These are the people in Sudan that are less free from 1995 to 2001.

Geography Sudan is Africa's largest country. It takes up 2,505,813 square kilometers of northeast and central Africa. It consists of a huge plain, surrounded on three sides by mountains. In the east the Red Sea Hills, In the west Jabal Marrah, and on the southern end the Didinga Hills, and the Dongotona and Imatong mountains.

History The **history of Sudan** is marked by influences (military and cultural) on Sudan from neighboring areas (like Egypt, Arabian Peninsula, Ethiopia, Congo, Chad) and world powers (e.g. United Kingdom, United States). The territory of Sudan combines the lands of several ancient kingdoms, including Kush, Darfur, and three Nubian kingdoms.

Economy

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Sudan's main areas of activity are agriculture and trading, with most private industrial investment before 1980. Agriculture employs 80% of the work force. Industry mainly processes agricultural items.======

Government

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In Sudan all political power goes to president Omar Hassan al-Basire.======

He has controlled the govenment since his coup on June 30 1989.
There are 7 government parties in sudan, they are

Religion
===There are three common religions in Sudan such as animist, Christian, and Muslim. About 90 percent of Muslims lived in the north. There, they constituted more than 75 perecent or more of the poppulation.===

===are English and Arabic Sudans Flag-Sudans coat of arms which shows a secretary bird holding a shield from Muhammad ibn Abdalla. The official languages=== []


=== The war in Darfur is causing grief everywhere. It is going on between a variety of rebel groups and the Sudanese army mainly. There are a few other groups participating but these are the main ones. The Sudanese military is targeting mainly tribes who support the rebels. This civil war has destroyed over 1000 villages and taken many lives. There are many charities giving to darfur and many countries are trying to stop the war. ===

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