Sudan and South Sudan
Country Facts
| Population |
43.2 million |
| Capital |
Khartoum |
| Language |
Arabic, Englis, Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic |
| Nationality |
Sudanese |
| Major religions |
Muslim, Catholic, Protestant, Animist
|
| Size |
2,505,810 sq km |
| Bordering Countries |
Chad, Central African Republic, Libya, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda
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Life expectancy at birth: 58.9 years |
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Total adult literacy rate 69.3% |
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Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births: 70 |
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4.9 million people internally displaced |
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Over 8 million people undernourished |
Sudan, Africa’s largest country, has faced near constant conflict since independence from Britain in 1956. There are millions of internally displaced persons within the country, and the peace agreements between the warring factions in Sudan are fragile.
