 Sudan,
or the Republic of the Sudan as it is officially
referred to as, is situated in the northeastern Africa.
It is the largest nation in this continent and also in
the Arab. In terms of the land area, Sudan is considered
to be the 10th largest nation in the world. On the north
of this country there is Egypt, on its southwest there
are the Central African Republic and Congo, on the
southeast it is bordered by Uganda and Kenya, on its
east it is surrounded by Ethiopia and Eritrea; and it
has the Red Sea on its northeast. River Nile, the
longest river on the planet, bisects this nation from
south to north.
In the year 2009, Sudan was ranked as the world’s 3rd
most unstable nation because of the never ending
humanitarian crisis (Darfur) and also because of the
extensive violation of human rights. The country may be
the 17th fastest developing country in the world but it
still has many economic problems. Sudan is also rich in
mineral resources like nickel, petroleum, copper,
natural gas, silver, gold, etc. The most important
sector of Sudan’s economy is agriculture because it
employs about 4/5th of the working population in the
country.
The people from Sudan are called Sudanese.
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