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Sudan Country Study sections[edit]

- Country Profile. xxv
- Introduction. xli
- Chapter 1. Historical Setting. 1
  - EARLY HISTORY. 3
    - Kush. 4
    - Meroe. 5
    - Christian Nubia. 7
  - THE COMING OF ISLAM . 8
    - The Arabs. 10
    - The Decline of Christian Nubia. 11
    - The Rule of the Kashif. . 12
    - The Funj. 12
    - The Fur. 13
    - Southern Groups. 14
  - THE TURKIYYAH, 1821-85 . 14
  - THE MAHDIYYAH, 1885-98 . 17
    - The Khalifa. 20
    - The Reconquest of Sudan. 21
  - THE ANGLO-EGYPTIAN CONDOMINIUM, 1899-1955 . 22
    - Britain’s Southern Policy. 26
    - The Rise of Sudanese Nationalism. 27
    - The Road to Independence. 28
    - The South and the Unity of Sudan. 29
  - INDEPENDENT SUDAN . 31
    - The Politics of Independence. 31
    - The Abbud Military Government, 1958-64. 33
    - Return to Civilian Rule, 1964-69. 34
  - THE AL-NUMAYRI ERA, 1969-85 . 36
    - The Revolutionary Command Council. 36
    - The Southern Problem. 38
    - Political Developments. 39
    - National Reconciliation. 40
    - Economic Developments since Independence. 41
  - THE TRANSITIONAL MILITARY COUNCIL . 42
  - SADIQ AL-MAHDI AND COALITION
  - GOVERNMENTS . 43
  - UMAR AL-BASHIR AND THE ISLAMIST REVOLUTION . 44
    - Hassan al-Turabi and the Islamization of Sudan. 50
    - Sudan and International Terrorism. 53
    - The Peace Process in Southern Sudan. 56
- Chapter 2. The Society and Its Environment. 59 N very general, hard to see this fitting in
  - PHYSICAL SETTING. 62 N outdated
    - Geographic Regions. 63 Y Geography of Sudan
    - Soils. 66 Y Geography of Sudan
    - Hydrology. 67 Y Geography of Sudan
    - Climate. 70 Y Geography of Sudan
  - POPULATION. 71 ? Demographics of Sudan
  - MIGRATION AND REFUGEES . 73
  - ETHNICITY AND LANGUAGES. 76 N just a heading
    - Ethnicity. 76 N not really appropriate to encyclopedia
    - Languages. 77 Y Languages of Sudan
  - ETHNIC GROUPS . 79
    - Muslim Peoples. 79
    - Non-Muslim Peoples. 87
    - Regionalism and Ethnicity. 93
  - RELIGIOUS LIFE. 96
    - Islam: Tenets and Practice. 96 ? Islam in Sudan
    - Islamic Movements and Religious Orders. 100 ? Islam in Sudan
    - Christianity. 103 ? Christianity in Sudan
    - Indigenous African Religions. 106 ?not clear on what to do with this one; seems to principally relate to South Sudan
  - SOCIAL ORDER. 109 Y Sudanese society
    - Northern Society. 110 Y Sudanese society
    - Southern Communities. Ill N relevant to South Sudan, may revisit later
    - Urban and National Elites. 114 Y Sudanese society
    - Women and the Family. 118 ? We already have the relatively well-developed Gender inequality in Sudan; need to sort out what may be new
  - EDUCATION. 120
    - Development of the Education System. 121 ? Education in Sudan
    - Primary and Secondary Education. 123 ? Education in Sudan
    - Educational Opportunity. 125 Y Education in Sudan
    - Female Education . 127 Y Education in Sudan
    - Higher Education . 128 Y Education in Sudan
  - HEALTH. 132
    - Regional Disparities. 132 Y Health in Sudan
    - Healthcare. 134
    - Diseases. 136 Y Health in Sudan, HIV/AIDS in Sudan
- Chapter 3. The Economy. 141
  - HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT. 144 Y Economic history of Sudan
    - The Colonial Period. 144 Y Economic history of Sudan
    - The Postcolonial Period. 144 Y Economic history of Sudan
  - STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY. 147
    - Overview of the Economy. 147
    - Gross Domestic Product. 148
    - Prices and Inflation. 150 Y Inflation in Sudan
    - Privatization. 150
    - Foreign Investment. 151
  - ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT. 153
    - Development Planning and the Debt. 153
    - The Budget. 155
    - Foreign Aid. 156 ? Foreign aid to Sudan
  - MONEY AND BANKING. 160
    - Currency. 160
    - Banking. 161 Y Banking in Sudan
    - Islamic Banking. 163 Y Banking in Sudan
  - LABOR FORCE, WAGES, AND UNIONS . 164
    - Labor Force. 164 Y Labor force in Sudan
    - The Informal Sector. 166
    - Wages. 168 Y Minimum wage in Sudan, 1997 Labour Code
    - Unions. 169 Y Labor unions in Sudan
  - AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, FISHERIES, AND FORESTRY. 171 Y Mainly Agriculture in Sudan, as indicated below
    - Land Use. 172 Y Agriculture in Sudan
    - Land Tenure. 173 Y Agriculture in Sudan
    - Agriculture. 174 Y Agriculture in Sudan, History of irrigation in Sudan
    - Crops. 181 Y Agriculture in Sudan
    - Livestock. 183 Y Agriculture in Sudan
    - Fisheries. 186 Y Fishing in Sudan
    - Forestry. 187 Y Forestry in Sudan
  - INDUSTRY. 189
    - Manufacturing. 189 Y Manufacturing in Sudan
    - Energy. 192 Y Energy in Sudan
    - Mining. 196 ? Mining industry of Sudan
    - Petroleum. 197 Y Petroleum industry in Sudan
  - TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS . . 201
    - Railroads . 201 ? Rail transport in Sudan
    - Roads. 205 Y Transport in Sudan
    - Inland Waterways. 206 Y Transport in Sudan
    - Civil Aviation. 208 ? Transport in Sudan
    - Marine Ports and Shipping. 209 ? Transport in Sudan
    - Pipelines. 210 ? Transport in Sudan
    - Telecommunications. 211 ? Telecommunications in Sudan
  - INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS. 213 Y Foreign trade of Sudan
    - International Trade. 213 Y Foreign trade of Sudan
    - Balance of Payments. 215 Y Foreign trade of Sudan
  - PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE . 216 N not appropriate for an encyclopedia
- Chapter 4. Government and Politics. 221
  - THE AL-BASHIR ERA. 224
    - Institutions of Government. 227
    - Recent Constitutional Developments. 228 Y Constitution of Sudan
    - The Federal System. 229
    - Elections. 232 Y 1986 Sudanese parliamentary election; 1996 Sudanese general election; 2000 Sudanese general election; Elections in Sudan (2010 Sudanese general election is already well developed)
    - Corruption and Governance Issues. 234 N Corruption in Sudan is already well developed.
    - The Presidency. 235
    - National Council of Ministers. 237
    - South Sudan Council of Ministers. 238
    - National Legislature. 239
    - South Sudan Legislative Assembly. 240
    - Civil Service. 241 Y Civil service in Sudan
    - State and Local Government. 242 Y Politics of Sudan
  - THE LEGAL SYSTEM . 244 Y Legal system of Sudan
    - The Courts. 245 Y Legal system of Sudan
    - Sharia Law. 248 Y Legal system of Sudan
    - Human Rights. 249
  - POLITICAL GROUPS. 251
    - National Congress Party. 253
    - Popular Congress Party. 254 Y Popular Congress Party, Hassan al-Turabi, Islamism in Sudan
    - Umma. 256
    - Democratic Unionist Party. 258
    - National Democratic Alliance . 259
    - Sudanese National Alliance . 260 Y Sudanese National Alliance
    - Sudan Communist Party. 260
    - Other Northern Political Groups. 261 Y Sudanese Socialist Union
    - Western Political Groups. 261 Y added some to National Movement for Reform and Development
    - Eastern Political Groups. 262 N articles already relatively well developed
    - Sudan People’s Liberation Movement. 263
    - Other Southern Groups. 264 Y
  - REGIONAL DYNAMICS AND CONFLICT . 266
    - South Sudan. 267
    - Western Sudan. 269
    - Eastern Sudan. 270
  - INFORMATION MEDIA. 271
    - Print Media. 272 Y Media of Sudan
    - Radio, Television, and Internet. 274 Y Media of Sudan
  - FOREIGN RELATIONS . 275
    - Egypt. 277 Y Egypt–Sudan relations
    - Libya. 278 Y Libya–Sudan relations
    - Ethiopia and Eritrea. 280 Y Eritrea–Sudan relations, Ethiopia–Sudan relations
    - Chad and the Central African Republic. 282 Y Central African Republic–Sudan relations, Chad–Sudan relations.
    - The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and Kenya. 284
    - African Regional Organizations. 286 Y Foreign relations of Sudan
    - Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. 287 Y Iran–Sudan relations, Foreign relations of Sudan, Foreign relations of Iraq, Foreign relations of Yemen
    - Arab and Islamic Organizations. 288 Y Foreign relations of Sudan
    - China, Russia, India, and Malaysia. 289 Y Malaysia–Sudan relations, India–Sudan relations; N China–Sudan relations is already well-developed; ? Russia–Sudan relations
    - European Union, Britain, and France. 291 Y Foreign relations of Sudan, Foreign relations of France, Sudan–United Kingdom relations
    - United States. 292 Y Sudan–United States relations
    - United Nations. 294 Y Foreign relations of Sudan
  - OUTLOOK. 296 N not appropriate for an encyclopedia
- Chapter 5. National Security. 299
  - THE MILITARY IN NATIONAL LIFE. 302
    - Early Development of the Armed Forces. 302
    - World War I. 303
    - The Interwar Period. 304
    - The Italian-Ethiopian War and World War II. 305
    - Role in Government. 306
    - The Armed Forces in Sudanese Society. 310
  - EXTERNAL SECURITY CONCERNS . 312
    - Relations with Neighboring States. 312
    - United States-Sudanese Relations. 316 ? Sudan–United States relations
  - CIVIL WARFARE IN THE SOUTH AND WEST. 317
    - First Southern Civil War, 1955-72 . 317
    - Second Southern Civil War, 1983-2005 . 318
    - Security Provisions of the CPA. 321
    - The War in Darfur, 2003-11 . 324
    - AU and UN Forces in Darfur. 329
  - THE SUDAN ARMED FORCES . 330
    - Army. 331
    - Air Force. 333 ? Sudanese Air Force
    - Navy. 334
    - Personnel. 334
    - Training. 336
    - Defense Expenditures. 337
  - THE SUDANESE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION MOVEMENT/ARMY . 337
  - PARAMILITARY GROUPS AND FORCED MIGRATION. 340
    - Militias. 340
    - Forced Migration. 343
  - FOREIGN MILITARY ASSISTANCE. 344 Y Sudanese Armed Forces
  - INTERNAL SECURITY AGENCIES. 348
    - The Sudan Police Force. 348 Y Law enforcement in Sudan
    - Security and Intelligence Apparatus . 351
  - THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM . 353
    - Criminal Courts and Laws. 353
    - The Prison System. 356 Y Prisons in Sudan
  - FUTURE PROSPECTS . 358