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A history of deep-seated civil war between the predominantly Muslim north and the largely Christian south has resulted in more than two million deaths and over four million displaced Sudanese in the last 20 years. The conflict in Sudan's Darfur region has resulted in the death of nearly 180,000 people and the displacement of some 2 million others, causing the United Nations to describe it as an extreme humanitarian crisis. Still, in the face of this extremely fractured political, cultural, and social climate, Sudan has, in recent years, been able to breathe new life into its struggling economy, thanks to implementation of IMF macroeconomic reforms. In 1999 Sudan recorded its first trade surplus, thanks in part to a revived oil industry, though agriculture still remains Sudan's most important sector. In this photo a camel powers an oil press in the city of Julud.
Photo Credit: USAID
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, www.migrationinformation.org
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