| Term | Definition |
| capital of Sudan | Khartoum |
| on Nile River, main purpose to generate electricity | Merowe Dam |
| petroleum, natural gas, gold, silver, chrome, manganese, gypsum, copper, uranium, granite, nickel & tin | mineral resources |
| the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: killing members of the group; causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life, calculated to bring about its physical destruction | genocide |
| dust storms, periodic droughts | natural hazards |
| generally flat, featureless plain, some mountains, desert dominates | terrain |
| tropical in south, arid in north, rainy season varies by region | climate |
| favoring islamic-oriented governments dominate the national politics since 1956 | military regines |