Sudan

Sudan is a nation in northern Africa. Islam is the main religion, and Arabic is spoken. It shares a border with South Sudan, the Central African Republic, Chad, Libya, Egypt, Eritrea, and Ethiopia. It is ruled by dictator Omar al-Bashir.

Geography
The northen portion of the country is largely desert. The Nile river flows through it. At the capital, Khartoum, the White Nile and the Blue Nile converge to form the Nile. It has a small amount of coast on the Red Sea.

Conflict
In Darfur and southern Sudan, there has been a large amount of ethnic conflict and genocide. In July 2011, South Sudan became independent. Because there is a large amount of oil in South Sudan, Sudan lost a lot of income from oil.