Sudan Study & Guide - AllRefer

* COUNTRY PROFILE
o Country
o GEOGRAPHY
o SOCIETY
o ECONOMY
o TRANSPORTATION
o GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
o NATIONAL SECURITY
* INTRODUCTION
* Historical Setting
o EARLY HISTORY
+ Cush
+ Meroe
+ Christian Nubia
o THE COMING OF ISLAM
+ The Arabs
+ The Decline of Christian Nubia
+ The Rule of the Kashif
+ The Funj
+ The Fur
o THE TURKIYAH, 1821-85
o THE MAHDIYAH, 1884-98
+ The Khalifa
+ Reconquest of Sudan
o 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
o INDEPENDENT SUDAN
+ The Politics of Independence
+ The Abbud Military Government, 1958-64
+ Return to Civilian Rule, 1964-69
o THE NIMEIRI ERA, 1969-85
+ Revolutionary Command Council
+ The Southern Problem
+ Political Developments
+ National Reconciliation
o THE TRANSITIONAL MILITARY COUNCIL
o SADIQ AL MAHDI AND COALITION GOVERNMENTS
* The Society and its Environment
o PHYSICAL SETTING
+ Geographical Regions
+ Soils
+ Hydrology
+ Climate
o POPULATION
o ETHNICITY
+ Language
+ Ethnic Groups
# The Muslim Peoples
# Non-Muslim Peoples
# Migration
# Regionalism and Ethnicity
o THE SOCIAL ORDER
+ Northern Arabized Communities
+ Southern Communities
+ Urban and National Elites
+ Women and the Family
o RELIGIOUS LIFE
+ Islam: Tenets and Practice
+ Islamic Movements and Religious Orders
+ Christianity
+ Indigenous Religions
o EDUCATION
+ Girls' Education
+ Education Reform
o HEALTH
* The Economy
o ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
o FOREIGN AID
o PRICES, EMPLOYMENT, WAGES, AND UNIONS
+ Prices
+ Employment
+ Wages
+ Unions
o AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, FISHERIES, AND FORESTRY
+ Land Use
+ Land Tenure
+ Irrigated Agriculture
+ Rainfed Agriculture
+ Livestock
+ Fisheries
+ Forestry
o MANUFACTURING
o MINING
o ENERGY SOURCES AND SUPPLY
+ Electric Power
+ Petroleum Use and Domestic Resources
o TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
+ Railroads
+ Roads
+ Inland Waterways
+ Civil Aviation
+ Marine Ports and Shipping
+ Pipelines
+ Communications
o FINANCE
+ Banking
+ Islamic Banking
o FOREIGN TRADE AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
+ Foreign Trade
+ Balance of Payments
* Government and Politics
o INSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT
+ The Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation
+ The Presidency
+ The Council of Ministers
+ Parliamentary Government
+ Constitutional Development
+ Regional and Local Administration
o THE LEGAL SYSTEM
+ The Courts
+ Human Rights
o SOUTHERN AND WESTERN SUDAN
+ Southern Sudan
+ Western Sudan
o POLITICAL GROUPS
+ Umma Party
+ Democratic Unionist Party
+ The Muslim Brotherhood
+ The Republican Brothers
+ Secular Political Parties
+ Sudanese People's Liberation Movement
o INFORMATION MEDIA
+ Newspapers
+ Radio and Television
o FOREIGN RELATIONS
+ Egypt
+ Libya
+ Chad
+ Relations with Other African States
+ Relations with Other Arab States
+ United States
+ Relations with Other Countries
* National Security
o THE MILITARY IN NATIONAL LIFE
+ Development of the Armed Forces
+ Role in Government
+ The Armed Forces in Sudanese Society
o EXTERNAL SECURITY CONCERNS
o CIVIL WARFARE IN THE SOUTH
+ First Civil War, 1955-72
+ Renewed Civil Warfare, 1983-
o THE SUDANESE PEOPLE'S ARMED FORCES
+ Army
+ Air Force
+ Air Defense Command
+ Navy
+ Personnel
+ Training
+ Uniforms, Ranks, and Insignia
+ Defense Costs
o PARAMILITARY GROUPS
o FOREIGN MILITARY ASSISTANCE
o THE SUDANESE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY
o STATE OF INTERNAL SECURITY
o INTERNAL SECURITY AGENCIES
+ The Sudan Police Force
+ Security Organizations
o THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
+ Incidence of Crime
+ The Prison System
* Appendix. Tables
* Glossary