South sudan has an area of about 644 330 km2 the exact area still needs to be confirmed, representing around 30 percent of pre2011 sudan. Sudan northern africa and western asia lower middle income050 100% sustainable development goal sdg 4 country profile national context education system 4 6 12 14 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 preprimary primary lower secondary upper secondary 4. Below is a snapshot of the biggest business environment obstacles as perceived by firms. Explanatory note sources and databases consulted list of acronyms contents 1. The bibliography for the south sudan country brief is included in the bibliography for the oxfam urban programming framework in the heca region report.
Years of international efforts to bring an end to decades of conflict by helping to. The country profile for south sudan is based on data from the enterprise surveys conducted by the world bank. A look at the politics, economy and foreign relations of sudan. South sudan country profile updated august 2016 key mixed migration characteristics south sudan is a major refugee producing country and ranks among the countries. Omdurman, khartoum north, port sudan, kassala, al ubayyid, and nyala according to decreasing click to enlarge image size, 1993 census. Sudan has not had a comprehensive census since 1983. Sudan, situated in northeast africa is a country of immense diversity that fascinates and intrigues most of its visitors from anthropologists and archeologists to historians and average travelers. Library of congress federal research division country profile. Key characteristics of the economy south sudans dependence on subsistence agriculture and food aid indicates that the countrys present economic state is extremely poor. Department for international development keywords department for international development, dfid, report, other. Asha rahim, associate professor university of juba.
Euechomalini morzaria, aimee brownoxfam, arsenie coseac. T his series of profiles of foreign nations is part of the country studies program, formerly the army area handbook program. Jumhuriyyat assudan, is a country in northeast africa. Strengthen multisectoral coordination through integrated nutrition interventions. Sudan used to be the biggest nation in the african continent and the arab world until 2011. Sudan sits at the crossroads of subsaharan africa and the middle east, and is bordered by seven countries. Its capital, khartoum, lies at the confluence of the white and blue niles, and its main port on the. Discover more about cdcs work in south sudan by viewing our detailed country profile pdf icon. Two rounds of northsouth civil war cost the lives of 1.
Today, sudan is the third biggest country in africa and the arab nation. The sudan country analysis ca represents an analytical tool to inform the. Sudan has become notorious after it was named as among the most corrupt countries globally. Who country health profile of sudan provides key statistics, information, news, features and journal articles on the countrys public health issues and services.
The benchmarks include the averages for the group of countries in subsaharan africa and the south sudan income group. Since then the country has experienced alternating forms of democratic and authoritarian government and an on off 50 year civil war between the islamist. Its economy is dominated almost entirely by the oil sector, poverty is widespread and most of the country lacks infrastructure. Food and agriculture organization of the united nations fao. In the fifty years since achieving independence, the country as a whole has been at peace for only eleven years 1972. The economist intelligence units country reports analyse current trends and provide a twoyear forecast.
The worlds largest exporter of gum arabic, sudan produces 7580% of the worlds total output. At the time when the international community was preparing for the busan. In this new country profile, 28 too many brings together the available data and knowledge to demonstrate where sudan stands in 2019 in efforts to end fgm and what impact recent events have had. The recent peace accord between the warring parties brokered by sudan and ethiopia appears to be holding, but the war damaged oil infrastructure, further eroding revenue availability to sudan. Formed as part of the ancient land of numbia, what is now sudan was unified with egypt in 1821 and later became a british colony until gaining independence in 1956. It is a country that is unique and complex in its climate, politics, environment, languages, cultures, religion.
Sudan was subject to comprehensive us sanctions, which were lifted in october 2017. It became independent from sudan in 2011 after a civil war and a referendum in favour of secession. The most recent survey occurred in 1993, which produced a population figure of 24. Cdc collaborates with south sudans ministry of health. The full publishing schedule for country profiles is now. Poverty the level of poverty in the sudan remains alarming, despite a downward trend, with 46. The main author of the south sudan country profile was dr. Who country health profile of sudan provides key statistics, information, news, features and journal articles on the country s public health issues and services. To order copies of country profile sudan by the economic commission for africa, please contact. It covers the economic landscape, key demographic indicators, living standards and income as well as logistics and infrastructure. Paguot thudan is a landlocked country in eastcentral africa.
Sudan has a population of 40 million people in 2015 est. Bordered by egypt to the north, libya to the northwest, chad to the west, the central african republic to the southwest, south sudan to the south, ethiopia to the southeast, eritrea to. Sudan country overview politics the republic of the sudan is a presidential republic in northeastern africa. Dhs, mics, population and health survey, riskesdas and welfare monitoring survey, 20042015. Key characteristics of the economy south sudan s dependence on subsistence agriculture and food aid indicates that the country s present economic state is extremely poor. Sudan united nations economic commission for africa. Sudan profile sudan country profile complete sudan profile. Sudan economy, politics and gdp growth summary the. The benchmarks include the averages for the group of countries in subsaharan africa and the sudan income group. The transitional military council and the civilian opposition have signed a deal to form an 11member civiliandominated sovereign council, with a rotating presidency, to govern the country during a 39month transitional period. This was the year when south sudan seceded after this historic referendum. Improved nutritional status of vulnerable and deprived communities in sudan through large.
Sudan, or to give it its full title, republic of the sudan, is the largest country in africa and the tenth largest country on the planet. Sudan percentage of girls and women aged 15 to 49 years who have undergone fgm percentage of girls aged 0 to 14 years who have undergone fgm as reported by their mothers percentage of girls and women aged 15 to 49 who have heard of fgm and think the practice should continue intercountry statistical overview. It is bordered to the east by ethiopia, to the north by sudan, to the west by the central african republic, to the southwest by democratic republic of the congo, to the south by uganda and to the south east by kenya. Less than a year after the old greater sudan split into the northern republic of sudan and the new republic of south sudanor north and south sudan, for claritythe two countries were again in a state of war. From fragility at independence to a crisis of sovereignty, march. The country profile for sudan is based on data from the enterprise surveys conducted by the world bank. Any views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and not necessarily those of unhcr. Sudan percentage of girls and women aged 15 to 49 years who have undergone fgm percentage of girls aged 0 to 14 years who have undergone fgm as reported by their mothers percentage of girls and women aged 15 to 49 who have heard of fgm and think the practice should continue inter country statistical overview. The lack of basic infrastructure, educated and skilled. Egypt, eritrea, ethiopia, south sudan, the central african republic, chad, and libya. The country hosts an estimated 763 thousand south sudanese refugees and 159 thousand refugees and asylum seekers from eritrea, syria, yemen, and chad. By ticking the box below you give your consent to the processing of your personal data by acaps, in accordance with the general data protection rules of 2018 and our data protection policy. Sudan is attempting to develop nonoil sources of revenues, such as gold mining and agriculture, while carrying out an austerity program to reduce expenditures.
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