HISTORY

Sudan



Sudan

Different Ethnic Groups in Sudan

Sudan includes several different ethnic groups, where indigenous Sudanese consist of Negroid or Nilotic community, from which the Dinka consists of around 52 percent of the national population and form the largest portion national public. Arabs and Beja come after Dinka, as they constitute around 39 percent and 6 percent of total national population, respectively. Considering the whole country, there are nearly 600 ethnic groups, where foreigners comprise of 2 percent of the total population (www.nationsencyclopedia.com).

Sudan comprises of various ethnic groups mainly due to its advantageous geographic location which has made it the recipient of ...