{"id":8569,"date":"2026-04-15T11:28:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T05:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=8569"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:26:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:56:24","slug":"key-facts-about-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-facts-about-sudan\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Sudan Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a new report by United Nations\u2019 agency UN Women, Sexual violence against women and girls in Sudan has increased sharply during the country\u2019s ongoing conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Sudan<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a Northeast <\/span><b>African country.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Egypt, Libya, Chad, and Central African Republic.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime Border:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It shares its border with the Red<\/span><b> Sea.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Khartoum<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Sudan<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is mainly composed of vast <\/span><b>plains and plateaus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that are drained by the Nile River and its tributaries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The climate of Sudan varies from north to south. <\/span><b>The northern part<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Sudan is a <\/span><b>desert climate,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> receiving little rainfall, shifting to <\/span><b>semi-arid and the tropical savannah towards the South.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest point:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Jabal Marrah\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The <\/span><b>Nile River system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the dominant geographical feature, running from south to north across the country and draining all streams and rivers of Sudan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold; hydropower<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/governance\/sudan-war-sexual-violence-against-women-quadruples-in-three-years-says-un-women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sudan is a Northeast African country. 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