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Sudan is located in Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea.
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population: about 40.2 million. 4 million people live in the captial, Khartoum. 648,000 Sudanese people live as refugees in other countries.
size: 967,490 square miles, the 10th largest country in the world, and the largest on the continent of Africa.
health: 2.3% of Sudanese are infected with HIV. 41% of Sudanese children suffer from malnutrition, the 6th highest rate in the world. Sudan has the 6th highest number of people infected by Malaria in the world. 30% of Sudanese people do not have access to clean water, and 66% do not have access to sanitation. The average Sudanese person lives 50.28 years.
economy: Sudan's economy is growing at 12.8% a year, the 6th fastest rate in the world, largely due to oil production. Sudan has an unemployment rate of 18.7%, with 40% of the population in poverty. 80% of Sudanese workers are farmers.
culture: 70% of Sudanese are muslims, 25% practice indigenous religions, and 5% are Christians. 39% of the poulation are Arabs, and Arabic is the official language. 38.9% of the Sudanese people are illiterate. 5,355,000 Sudanese people have been displaced from their homes due to violence.
last updated 6/5/08 sources |
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Darfur, Sudan—Issue 27
In a Muslim-against-Muslim conflict that has killed thousands of unarmed villagers and children in Darfur, Sudan, many people have fled from their native land and their ...
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Sudan—Issue 15
“You are welcome to come. You can share your message with anyone you like and they are free to believe whatever they want,” Sudanese President Omar Bashir told Pastor Gary Kusunoki ...
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Sudan—Issue 13
A Ugandan police officer tries to stop Wes Bentley as he hands out bread to a group of young people who are in a drug-induced stupor. They live in a partially burning ...
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Sudan—Issue 7
With the predawn sun streaking the clouds, the African bush is formless and black. The sounds of men waking up, stretching, and greeting each other in a blend of Arabic and English, are the only noises heard ...
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Sudan—Issue 6
Trembling ground startled Senior Pastor Gary Kusunoki from his sleep on January 17, 1994. Turning on the television, he and the world learned that Southern California had ...
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