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Starting country: Sudan

Orange: seed · blue: neighbors · dots identify small countries

Neighboring countries

  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Libya
  • South Sudan

Three reviewed facts

  1. Sudan gained independence from Egypt and Britain on January 1, 1956.

    Source: CIA World Factbook — Sudan (pinned third-party preservation)
  2. Sudan’s name derives from an Arabic expression meaning “Land of the Black peoples.”

    Source: CIA World Factbook — Sudan (pinned third-party preservation)
  3. Sudan's Blue Nile and White Nile meet at Khartoum, forming the Nile that flows to Egypt

    Source: CIA World Factbook — Sudan (pinned third-party preservation)