Currency:
Sudanese pound
Bordering Countries:
Egypt, the Red Sea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Congo (Konshasa), Central African Republic, Chad, and Libya
Major Cities:
Omdurman, Port Sudan, Wad Madani, Al Ubayyid, and the conurbation of K
Language(s):
Arabic
Ethnic Groups:
"Arab, Nubian westerners immigrated (primarily in the 20th cent.) from W Africa, Nilotic, Sudanic, Dinka, Nuer, Shilluk, Bari, non-Nilotic and Azande
Natural Resources:
Cotton, sesame, peanuts, sorghum, millet, wheat, dates, sugarcane, sheep, cattle, goats, camels, fishing, processed food, beverages, textiles, chromite, copper, salt, gold, manganese, gypsum, mica, petroleum deposits, oil pipeline, ginned cotton, cement, soap, and footwear, and refined petroleum (but main source of energy is hydroelectric power)
Higher Education Institutation(s):
OmdurmanAhlia University.
Omdurman
Islamic University
Niloayn
University
Sudan
University of Science & Technology
University
of Holy Quran & Islamic Sciences
University
of Juba
University of
Khartoum
University
of Kordofan
University
of Sudan
Upper Nile
University
Wadi
Al-Neel University
Abu-Haraz
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Abu-Naama
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
College of Technological Sciences
Mechanical
Engineering College
Maps:
Political Map
Relief Map
Reference Sources:
Sudan directory
Sudan study from US Library of Congress
Sudan key facts (geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues)
Sudan information from OneWorld (content and links to other sites)
Sudan information from World Information (key facts, profile, visitor guide, weather, map, news, directory, key indicators, and more)
Online News Sources:
allAfrica.com: Sudan - Top News
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