Sorry to have missed writing an entry yesterday . . . thanks to the praying community at Mercer Island Covenant . . . I appreciated having the opportunity to talk about my trip during church today. Thank you Chris Campbell for the creative work on the powerpoint slides. They were perfect.
I stated earlier that Sudan is the largest country in Africa. The total area is 2,505,810 sq km or slightly one-quarter the size of the United States. The terrain is generally flat. There are mountains in the far south, northeast and west. The north is primarily desert and the south is tropical.
The northeast boarders the Red Sea. The highest elevation is Mount Kinyeti at 10,456 feet in the southern Imatong mountain range. Natural resources include petroleum, small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, and hydro-power.
The prevalent religion is Sunni Muslim 70% (in north). Christian is 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum) and indigenous beliefs 25%. The median age is 18.9 years compared to 37.9 years in the U.S.
These facts gleaned from the CIA World Factbook Website.
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