
Sudan (Capital- Khartoum)
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that over 300 children have been killed or injured in the last six months in the war in Sudan.
Political Features
- Location: Northeast Africa.
- Bordering Countries: Egypt (north), Eritrea, and Ethiopia (east), South Sudan (south), Central African Republic and Chad (west), Libya(northwest).
- Maritime borders: Red Sea on the East
- Important Regions: Darfur, Abyei, Kordofan
Geographical Features
- Much of Sudan consists of deserts and arid grasslands (Savanna)
- Major Deserts: Libyan desert, Nubian desert.
- Major Rivers: Nile River (Blue Nile and White Nile meet at Khartoum), Atbarah River.
- Major Mountains: Marrah Mountains, Red Sea Hills, Nuba mountains
- Highest Peak: Deriba crater in Marrah Mountains