Sudan - A Country Study

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Index Page

  • COUNTRY PROFILE
  • GEOGRAPHY
  • SOCIETY
  • ECONOMY
  • TRANSPORTATION
  • GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
  • NATIONAL SECURITY
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Chapter 1. Historical Setting
  • 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
  • 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
  • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  • FOREIGN AID
  • PRICES, EMPLOYMENT, WAGES, AND UNIONS
  • 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
  • Islamic Banking
  • FOREIGN TRADE AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
  • Balance of Payments
  • Chapter 4. Government and Politics
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Security Organizations
  • THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
  • Incidence of Crime
  • The Prison System

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