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Introduction. Background. Long referred to as Nubia, modern-day Sudan was the site of the Kingdom of Kerma (ca. 2500-1500 B.C.) until it was absorbed into the New Kingdom of Egypt. By the 11th century B.C., the Kingdom of Kush gained independence from Egypt; it lasted in various forms until the middle of the 4th century A.D.
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28 gru 2021 · current situation: Sudan is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children who are subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; traffickers exploit homeless children and unaccompanied migrant children from West and Central Africa in forced labor for begging, public transportation, large markets, and in sex trafficking ...
Demographic Profile Sudan’s population grew almost fourfold between 1956 and 2008, the date of its last census. Even after the southern part of the country became independent South Sudan in 2011, the population of Sudan has continued to grow. The gender balance overall is fairly even.
Location: Sudan is located in north- eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea on the eastern side; Egypt is to the north; Libya, Chad and the Central African Republic are to the west; South Sudan is to the south; and Ethiopia and Eritrea are to the east. Topography: The country has widely separated mountain chains.
The Republic of Sudan is the third largest country in the Arab region and the fourth largest on the African continent, spreading over 1,879,4 thousand square kilometers. In 2017, a 40.5 million population was accounted for.
The Republic of Sudan: Country profile. Facts and Figures. Geography. Area total: 1,861,484 sq km. Coastline: 853 km. Boundaries /border countries (7): Central African Republic 174 km, Chad 1,403 km, Egypt 1,276 km, Eritrea 682 km, Ethiopia 744 km, Libya 382 km, South Sudan 2,158 km.
Sudan: Overview of corruption and anti-corruption regime establishes 18 states (wilayah) and 133 local districts (CIA World Factbook 2020). Major challenges remain, however. In the latest available assessment, conducted in early 2019, Freedom House judged Sudan to be “not free”, with a score of 7 out of a possible 100 (Freedom House 2019).
