Sudan (Arabic: السودان as-Sūdān, English pronunciation (US) /suˈdæn/ (About this sound listen), (GB) /suːˈdɑːn/),[8][9] also known as North Sudan since South Sudan's independence and officially the Republic of the Sudan[10] (Arabic: جمهورية السودان Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northern Africa. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea, Eritrea, and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west and Libya to the northwest. It is the third largest country in Africa. The River Nile divides the country into eastern and western halves. Before the Sudanese Civil War, South Sudan was part of Sudan, but it became independent in 2011.[11] Its predominant religion is Islam.
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