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New page: '''Sudan''' (or '''The Sudan''', Arabic '''السودان'''), officially the '''Republic of the Sudan''', is an East African country. Sudan is the largest African country by ar...
'''Sudan''' (or '''The Sudan''', Arabic '''السودان'''), officially the '''Republic of the Sudan''', is an East [[Africa|African]] country. Sudan is the largest African country by area, and the 10th largest country in the world by area. The capital of Sudan is [[Khartoum]], and the president is [[Omar al-Bashir]]. The country has a population of approximately 33 million (2006 estimate).<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/su.html Sudan], ''CIA World Factbook</ref> Since 2003, Sudan has come under serious international scrutiny for the [[Darfur conflict]], a government-sponsored ethnic cleansing campaign against black Africans by the Arabic [[Janjaweed]] militias.<ref>[http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=88&Body=Sudan Darfur News Centre], ''The UN''</ref>
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