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C. An agreement was reached in 1899 establishing Anglo-Egyptian rule of Sudan. The deal called for Sudan to be run by a governor-general appointed by Egypt with British consent. In reality, Sudan was effectively administered as a British colony.
A. With 919,594 square miles, Algeria's area is second only to Sudan's 967,499 square miles. Nigeria has Africa's largest population with nearly 155 million people.
D. About 70 percent of Sudanese are Sunni Muslim, primarily in the north. Indigenous and animist beliefs account for 25 percent of the population, while 5 percent are Christian. The large non-Arab, non-Muslim minority has rejected attempts to impose Islamic Sharia law on the country as a whole.
C. Most of Sudan's oil is in the south, but southern leaders appear to be willing to share revenues with the north to avoid another war. While oil is the big issue, both sides also claim the Abyie region which straddles the north-south border. It has been the site of recent fighting.