Sudan is a Tier IV nation in northern Africa. It can form the 
African Union, 
Arab League, and 
Kush.
Background
Sudan has a rich history, being a sort of side-character to the cradle of civilization. Sitting below the famous ancient 
Egypt was the kingdom of Kush. Kush was located in the Nubian Desert along the Nile River, making the kingdom rich in farming and trade. They developed a unique culture from Egypt in its early history, speaking the Cushitic and Meroitic languages.
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Kush had gained independence from Egypt after the kingdom fell into civil war in 1070 BCE. In 727 BCE, the Kushites would return to Egypt and conquer it under King Piye. Kushite control over Egypt would last until the Assyrian Empire invaded the region. After Kush lost Egypt it would suffer invasions from the nearby Abyssinians. From there the region known as Sudan would be raided by the Mamluk Sultanate and eventually invaded by the Ottoman Empire. The region stayed a part of Ottoman Egypt until Britain invaded Egypt in 1882, turning the region into a joint-controlled colony known as Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Sudan would remain a British colony until 1956 when it gained independence. Afterwards the nation was declared an Islamic Arabic republic, which angered the black Christian minorities in the south of the country. Following two civil wars South Sudan would gain independence with multiple border disputes with Sudan over oil filled regions. Another region of Sudan with a black minority, Darfur, would not be as lucky as South Sudan. Darfur would endure a massive genocide from the Sudanese Army who wished to retain control over the region for its oil fields. Today Sudan remains a conflicted nation, not only having disputes with South Sudan but having Disputes with Egypt over a border region with ethnic Sudanese people, and oil. |
Base Statistics
Economy
Sudan has an income of $713,476, $695,270 of which comes from tax. Resources also have a low contribution to the income, $18,206.
Resources
Sudan is very poor in resources.
Military
Sudan begins with a home guard of 60,000 troops stationed on the capital, Khartoum. This is enough to invade any country near you except for Egypt, 
Ethiopia, and 
Libya. It starts with a manpower cap of 234,237, and gains +1074 manpower daily. Sudan's starting conscription law is volunteer.
| Base Manpower Capacity of Sudan per Conscription Law | |
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| The following columns below present the manpower capacity from lowest (Disarmed) to highest (Required). RP stands for "Recruitable Population". | |
| Disarmed [1% RP] |
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| Volunteer [2% RP] |
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| Limited [5% RP] |
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| Extensive [10% RP] |
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| Required [25% RP] |
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Geography
Terrain
Its terrain is completely flat except for the Hilly coast.
Biome
Sudan consists of the Arid Sahara Desert, causing attrition on any enemy land units crossing, making it a blessing for defense while also making it a curse for navigation.
In terms of borders, Sudan has many neighbors including Egypt, 
Eritrea, Ethiopia, 
South Sudan, the 
Central African Republic, 
Chad, and Libya.
Cities
Sudan has 29 cities, with the capital being Khartoum. Its second most major city, Omdurman, lies on top of Khartoum and has about a third of Khartoum's population. Both cities have over a million inhabitants, making them eligible for the production tanks.
Politics
Ideology
Sudan's starting ideology is Non-aligned.
Strategy
First of all if, Egypt is a player you should ally them immediately because they will most likely attack you. If they decline, you will most likely get invaded and unless you are very experienced and good at wars.
Stability
Keeping your nation stable will be a challenge. Turn your government spending to minimum at the start of the game. This will allow you to start expanding without worrying about stability drain, and it will also boost your political power gain so you can get some good policies, and maybe change your ideology.
Policies
Like any nation stability policies or the public service act will be essential. Use improve infrastructure to make developing and fortifying easier. A good policy for Sudan is the military service act, which will give you a better chance at invading your northern neighbor, Egypt.
Trivia
- Sudan used to have two more formables which were the
Saharan Kingdom and the 
Nile Empire. However they were removed in an update. - Sudan only has two square cities; one city being displayed as being inside the larger city. This city is Omdurman, a city that has a population of around 2.8 million. In the game, it sits right inside the capital, Khartoum, which has a population of around 5 million.
- There is a small, disputed piece of land between Sudan and Egypt called the Hala'ib Triangle, which is a valuable area to own. This dispute was caused by British colonizers, who made a border change to the region due to cultural differences. Both wanting access to the triangle, Sudan states that the revised border is the legitimate one, while Egypt claims the original border is official. This led to another, more interesting, border dispute with the area Bir Tawil. Because of how the borders were drawn, if either side claimed Bir Tawil, this would show that they were giving up ownership to the Hala'ib Triangle, making it the only border dispute where both sides insist the other side owns the territory.
