A Country Study: Sudan

• Sudan
• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• Preface
• Country Profile - Visit new updated Profile (PDF)
  • Country
  • Geography
  • Society
  • Economy
  • Transportation
  • Government and Politics
  • National Security
• Introduction

• Chapter 1 - Historical Setting (Thomas Ofcansky)
  • Early History
    • Cush
    • Meroe
    • Christian Nubia
  • The Coming of Islam
    • The Arabs
    • The Decline of Christian Nubia
    • The Rule of the Kashif
    • The Funj
    • The Fur
  • The Turkiyah, 1821-85
  • The Mahdiyah, 1884-98
    • The Khalifa
    • Reconquest of Sudan
  • The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium, 1899-1955
    • Britain's Southern Policy
    • Rise of Sudanese Nationalism
    • The Road to Independence
    • The South and the Unity of Sudan
  • Independent Sudan
    • The Politics of Independence
    • The Abbud Military Government, 1958-64
    • Return to Civilian Rule, 1964-69
  • The Nimeiri Era, 1969-85
    • Revolutionary Command Council
    • The Southern Problem
    • Political Developments
    • National Reconciliation
  • The Transitional Military Council
  • Sadiq Al Mahdi and Coalition Governments

• Chapter 2 - The Society and its Environment (Robert O. Collins)
  • Physical Setting
    • Geographical Regions
    • Soils
    • Hydrology
    • Climate
  • Population
  • Ethnicity
    • Language
    • Ethnic Groups
      • The Muslim Peoples
      • Non-Muslim Peoples
      • Migration
      • Regionalism and Ethnicity
  • The Social Order
    • Northern Arabized Communities
    • Southern Communities
    • Urban and National Elites
    • Women and the Family
  • Religious Life
    • Islam: Tenets and Practice
    • Islamic Movements and Religious Orders
    • Christianity
    • Indigenous Religions
  • Education
    • Girls' Education
    • Education Reform
  • Health

• Chapter 3 - The Economy (Robert O. Collins)
  • Economic Development
  • Foreign Aid
  • Prices, Employment, Wages, and Unions
    • Prices
    • Employment
    • Wages
    • Unions
  • Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Forestry
    • Land Use
    • Land Tenure
    • Irrigated Agriculture
    • Rainfed Agriculture
    • Livestock
    • Fisheries
    • Forestry
  • Manufacturing
  • Mining
  • Energy Sources and Supply
    • Electric Power
    • Petroleum Use and Domestic Resources
  • Transportation and Communications
    • Railroads
    • Roads
    • Inland Waterways
    • Civil Aviation
    • Marine Ports and Shipping
    • Pipelines
    • Communications
  • Finance
    • Banking
    • Islamic Banking
  • Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments
    • Foreign Trade
    • Balance of Payments

• Chapter 4 - Government and Politics (Eric Hooglund)
  • Institutions of Government
    • The Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation
    • The Presidency
    • The Council of Ministers
    • Parliamentary Government
    • Constitutional Development
    • Regional and Local Administration
  • The Legal System
    • The Courts
    • Human Rights
  • Southern and Western Sudan
    • Southern Sudan
    • Western Sudan
  • Political Groups
    • Umma Party
    • Democratic Unionist Party
    • The Muslim Brotherhood
    • The Republican Brothers
    • Secular Political Parties
    • Sudanese People's Liberation Movement
  • Information Media
    • Newspapers
    • Radio and Television
  • Foreign Relations
    • Egypt
    • Libya
    • Chad
    • Relations with Other African States
    • Relations with Other Arab States
    • United States
    • Relations with Other Countries

• Chapter 5 - National Security (Jean R. Tartter)
  • The Military in National Life
    • Development of the Armed Forces
    • Role in Government
    • The Armed Forces in Sudanese Society
  • External Security Concerns
  • Civil Warfare in the South
    • First Civil War, 1955-72
    • Renewed Civil Warfare, 1983-
  • The Sudanese People's Armed Forces
    • Army
    • Air Force
    • Air Defense Command
    • Navy
    • Personnel
    • Training
    • Uniforms, Ranks, and Insignia
    • Defense Costs
  • Paramilitary Groups
  • Foreign Military Assistance
  • The Sudanese People's Liberation Army
  • State of Internal Security
  • Internal Security Agencies
    • The Sudan Police Force
    • Security Organizations
  • The Criminal Justice System
    • Incidence of Crime
    • The Prison System

• Appendix. Tables
• Bibliography
• Glossary