Sudan History, Geography, Economy and Important Events

Sudan is still one of the few countries in the world, where the people of 3000 BC settlements are still surviving. Because in 1956, when Sudan gained independence from the United Kingdom, after that Sudan faced a long civil war lasting 17 years. And after that ethnic, religious and economic war broke out between North Sudan with abundance of Arabic and Nubian origin and Southern Sudan dominated by Christian and animist nilots. And the biggest form of this war was seen in 1983. This was Sudan's second civil war. In the midst of these battles, Colonel Omar al-Bashir seized power in 1989, by a bloodhound coup. Sudan achieved macroeconomic growth by implementing macroeconomic reforms and agreed to provide limited autonomy to rebellious factions of the South through a new constitution in 2005 and a referendum on the issue of independence in 2011.

Sudan is located in North Africa, with 853 km of coastline surrounded by the Red Sea. It has land borders with Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Chad and Libya. Sudan has a total area of ​​1,886,068 km2, and for this reason it is the third largest country on the continent (after Algeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo) and the sixteenth largest country in the world. Deriba Caldera, located in the Mariba Mountains, to the west of Sudan, has an elevation of 3,042 m, and is the highest point in Sudan. East of Sudan are the world famous Red Sea hills.

In 2010, Sudan was ranked as the 17th fastest growing economy in the world and the nation's rapid growth was triggered by massive oil gains even when it faced international sanctions by the New York Times in a 2006 article. Sudan's economy has been growing steadily since the 2000s, and according to a World Bank report the total growth in GDP in 2010 was 5.2 percent compared to 2009 of 5.2 percent.

About 70 languages ​​are spoken in Sudan. But Sudanese Arabic is the most spoken language in the country. It is a variation of Arabic, which is an Afroasiatic language of the Semitic branch spoken in Sudan. Afrozatic (Afro-Asiatic), also known as Afrasian or Hamito-Semitic or Semito-Hamitic, is a large language family of about 300 languages ​​that is mainly from West Asia, North Africa, Horn of Africa, and Sahel. Some parts are spoken.

Central African Republic [L] , Chad [L] , Egypt [LM] , Eritrea [LM] , Ethiopia [L] , Libya [L] , Saudi Arabia [M] , South Sudan [L] ,
Definition of international border: L = Land Border | M = Maritime Border