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'''Sudan''' (or '''The Sudan''', Arabic '''السودان'''), officially the '''Republic of the Sudan''', is an East [[Africa|African]] country. Sudan is the largest African country by area, and the 10th largest country in the world by area. The capital of Sudan is [[Khartoum]], and the president is [[Omar al-Bashir]]. The country has a population of approximately 33 million (2006 estimate).<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/su.html Sudan], ''CIA World Factbook</ref> Since 2003, Sudan has come under serious international scrutiny for the [[Darfur conflict]], a government-sponsored ethnic cleansing campaign against black Africans by the Arabic [[Janjaweed]] militias.<ref>[http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=88&Body=Sudan Darfur News Centre], ''The UN''</ref> | '''Sudan''' (or '''The Sudan''', Arabic '''السودان'''), officially the '''Republic of the Sudan''', is an East [[Africa|African]] country. Sudan is the largest African country by area, and the 10th largest country in the world by area. The capital of Sudan is [[Khartoum]], and the president is [[Omar al-Bashir]]. The country has a population of approximately 33 million (2006 estimate).<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/su.html Sudan], ''CIA World Factbook</ref> Since 2003, Sudan has come under serious international scrutiny for the [[Darfur conflict]], a government-sponsored ethnic cleansing campaign against black Africans by the Arabic [[Janjaweed]] militias.<ref>[http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=88&Body=Sudan Darfur News Centre], ''The UN''</ref> | ||
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| + | *Arab governments actively support the genocidal Sudanese regime, which thus far has murdered 400,000 civilians and displaced 2.5 million. [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-dershowitz/end-the-occupation_b_56100.html] | ||
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Revision as of 02:51, August 29, 2007
Sudan (or The Sudan, Arabic السودان), officially the Republic of the Sudan, is an East African country. Sudan is the largest African country by area, and the 10th largest country in the world by area. The capital of Sudan is Khartoum, and the president is Omar al-Bashir. The country has a population of approximately 33 million (2006 estimate).[1] Since 2003, Sudan has come under serious international scrutiny for the Darfur conflict, a government-sponsored ethnic cleansing campaign against black Africans by the Arabic Janjaweed militias.[2]
- Arab governments actively support the genocidal Sudanese regime, which thus far has murdered 400,000 civilians and displaced 2.5 million. [1]
References
- ↑ Sudan, CIA World Factbook
- ↑ Darfur News Centre, The UN