- According to the most recent figures available (from the 1998 census), less than 800,000 of Sudan's 34.5 million people are 65 or over, while 15.5 million are 14 or younger.
- Some 95,000 Sudanese children under the age of five died last year as a result of preventable diseases in southern Sudan.
- Since 1991, Sudan's education system has included two years of pre-school, eight years of elementary school and three years of secondary school.
- A girl born in southern Sudan has a better chance of dying during pregnancy or childbirth than of completing primary school.
- The Greater Darfur Region historically had a vibrant, highly diversified local economy, comprising of agricultural production, livestock, forestry and small processing industries.
- About 400 BC, the ox-driven water wheel was introduced to the Sudan. It still plays a vital role in the country's economy.
- Sudan celebrated its independence from British rule on January 1, 1956.
- Sudan borders nine countries: Egypt, Libya, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and Eritrea.
- Sudan's flag, which reflects the Pan-Arab colours, was adopted on May 20, 1970.
- The Sudan Crisis "is the most dramatic race against the clock anywhere in the world at the moment." - U.N. official
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