Monday, April 6, 2009

Learn about Sudan

According to the CIA World Factbook,
  • The second Sudanese cival war (starting in 1983) led to more than four million people being displaced from their homes and more than two million deaths
  • Sudan is the largest county in Africa, yet the land area of Sudan is about 1/4 that of the United States
  • Less that 7% of the land is arable (US = 18%)
  • The median age in Sudan is 19 years old (US = 36.7 years)
  • Life expectancy of 51.42 years (US = 78.11 years)

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