Sudan is a country in northeastern Africa. Recently, a referendum took place on whether the region should continue to be a part of Sudan of become independent. The final results of the vote were published on January 30th, with 98.83% in favor of independence. Sudan’s GDP per capita is relatively low at $2,200. The public debt is 94.2% of the total GDP. The inflation rate has reached 11.8%. Furthermore, the current unemployment rate is outrageous at 18.7%, which is almost double that of the US. What’s more outrageous is that 40% of the total population is below the poverty line. In addition, the HPI value is 34%, and Sudan is ranked 104th among 135 countries for which this index is calculated. Sudan’s population growth rate is 2.497% and the life expectancy is 54 years.
The following link is a video that talks about the inside stories of the referendum in Sudan:
