Sudan, in ancient times, was the Kingdom of Nubia. Nubia was Egyptian, ruled around 2600 BC. Sudan has had quite a diverse and interesting past, shaping the country into what we know as Sudan today. From the civil war of the National Islamic Front and the People's Liberation Army to the discovery of oil. South and North Sudan are rich in history, culture and demographic diversity. I chose Sudan to learn more about my friends and to make sense of what they experienced as refugees from the United States. We will examine the history, culture and population of Sudan to better understate the country to date. The history of Sudan, which begins around 2600, was the kingdom of Nubia. The Nubian civilization was that of the Kursh, and this civilization flourished until 350 AD when Christian missionaries converted the region to the Christian faith in the 6th century. By this time, the Arabs had already conquered Egypt and eventually took control of the region, replacing Christianity with their own Muslim faith. In the 1500s, the Funj conquered most of Sudan; Including the Dinka, Shilluk, Nuer and Azande. In 1874, the Egyptians reconquered Sudan, ruling it for the next eight years until 1882, when Britain occupied Egypt, taking control of Sudan in 1898, ruling the country in conjunction with the Egypt, becoming known as the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan for the next fifty-seven years. From 1898 to 1955, the Anglo-Egyptians watched the Sudanese nationalists grow, and in 1953 the Anglo-Egyptians granted self-government to Sudan. On January 1, 1956, Egypt and Britain recognized the beginning of Sudan's independence. (The Middle East, 2013) (CIA, 2013)Page 2 of “After the withdrawal of Egypt and Britain, Sudan was ruled by a number of rickety/unstable government and militia groups. ..... middle of paper... ...over the years.Page 4The most widely spoken languages ​​are Arabic, English, Dinka, Nuer, Bari and ZandeI. Linguistic and ethnic diversity makes Sudanese culture one of the most complex in the world. The main religions of the Sudanese are Islam and Christianity. Islam, which spread widely in northern Sudan, and Christianity, spread south. Looking at the map on the right, you will see that Islam is the number one religion, Christianity is the second, and animism is the third religion in Sudan or South Sudan. The Sudanese population is 34,847,910 inhabitants, distributed as follows: 0-14 years: 41.4% men 7,337,924/women 7,104,702, 15-24 years: 20% men 3,596,729/women 3,376,682, 25-54 years: 31.4% men 5,316,659/ women 5,639,494, 55 years -64 years: 3.8% men 711,596/ women 620,962, and 65 years and over: 3 .3% men 629,312/women 513,850. (CIA, 2013) (CNN, 2013)