The Sudan
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The Sudan extends from latitudes 4 to 22 North, and longitudes 22 and 38 East and the topography consists of desert, semi-desert, clay plains and mountains (Geography; History). Sudan is the largest country in Africa, and stretches from Egypt in the north to Uganda in the south. It shares borders with nine other countries: Egypt, Libya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Uganda, Zaire, the Central African Republic, and Chad. Sudan gained its independence from British and Egyptian rule in January 1956. It underwent several changes of government before the present system was adopted. Sudan is a republican state with a federal system as the basis of government, and a President of the republic serving as head of state (Government). The President is directly elected by the voters, unlike in the United States, where the President is elected by the Electoral College. The President in the Sudan appoints two vice-presidents, again differing from the process in the republic of the United States. The national assembly is composed of 225 deputies, mostly freely elected and representing geographic constituencies, with the remainder being appointed by the President. The deputies elect the president of the assembly and he appoints his vice presidents. A council of ministers is appointed by the President, and this is the Executive Branch, which sets policies. The President also appoints state governors and ministers, unlike in the United States, where they are elected by the people. S
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le with great potential for the development of hydroelectric power; a diverse climate which makes it suitable for the cultivation of a wide variety of crops; and rich mineral resources - gold, silver, chrome, asbestos, manganese, gypsum, mica, zinc, iron, lead, uranium, copper, kaolin, cobalt, granite, nickel and tin, as well as reserves of petroleum and natural gas (Geography).
Sudan has received migrants of many different ethnic origins, and more than 100 languages and dialects are spoken by the Sudanese (People). This includes more than 50 ethnic groups and 600 different tribes. Islam played a pivotal role in the consolidation of tribal unions and kingdoms during the 16th century, and today the tribal divisions in Northern Sudan can be divided into: the Baraabra (Nubian) tribes of the northern Nile valley; the Hadenawa, Bisheriyiin and Bani of the Red Sea Hills; the Arab tribes; and descendants of earlier peoples such as the Nuba, Fur and Ingessana. The major language for Northern Sudan is Arabic. Southern Sudan, south of 10 degrees latitude, has mainly Negroid people speaking a variety of tongues, some of them limited to a very small population, and English.
Sudan is the largest country in Africa (2.5 million sq. km),
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