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  • Population: 12.23 million (2016) 

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  • Climate: South Sudan has a climate similar to a tropical climate, with rainy seasons, and high humidity. As well as large amounts of rainfall followed by a drier season

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  • Water Sources: To the far east of Sudan lies the Red Sea, yet do not use it much. Similar to Egypt, Sudan also greatly relies on the Nile for their freshwater. As wells as more than 80% of the population rely greatly on ground water, as it is more readily available than other water resources during the long dry season. 

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  • Resources: One of the major if not the most vital resources south Sudan depends on is the Nile.The region also contains many natural resources such as petroleum, iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, and silver, yet not much of it.

Nahr Al-Nīl, Arabic for the river Nile is the father of African rivers. It flows Northwards through northeastern African, to drain in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Its Basin includes parts of: 

  • Tanzania

  • Burundi

  • Rwanda 

  • Democratic Republic of Congo 

  • Uganda

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Although most of it runs through:  ​

  • Egypt

  • Sudan 

  • Ethiopia

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​The Nile is formed by three tributaries.

  • The Atbara,  which originates in Ethiopia, north of Lake Tana, and is around 800 kilometers long. Which only flows while there is rain in Ethiopia, and drives very quickly. 

  • The Blue Nile, which starts from Lake Tana in Ethiopia, and flows northwest into Sudan.

  • The White Nile, which flows northwards into South Sudan, North Sudan, and joins with the Blue Nile in Khartoum.  

  • Population: 95.69 million (2016) 

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  • Climate: The summer is hot and dry in most of the country, and humid along the Mediterranean Coast.  Winter is mild with some rain, but usually it is bright, sunny days with cold nights. 

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  • Water Sources: The Nile is the main freshwater source, yet "In continuing efforts to fulfill its growing water needs, Egypt is set to build the largest seawater desalination plant in the world in the Red Sea city of Ain Sokha"(Egyptian Streets 1) 

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  • Resources: Egypt has an impressive agricultural capacity of the Nile Valley. Its natural resources include petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, and iron ore. As well as, Egypt has the world's 12th strongest army, with the other countries in conflict with it much farther down the list.

  • Population: 39.58 million (2016) 

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  • Climate: Although Sudan lies within the tropics, the climate ranges from arid in the north to tropical wet-and-dry in the far southwest. Temperatures do not vary greatly with the season, or at any location

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  • Water Sources: To the far east of Sudan lies the Red Sea, yet do not use it much. Similar to Egypt, Sudan also greatly relies on the Nile for their freshwater. As wells as more than 80% of the population rely greatly on ground water, as it is more readily available than other water resources during the long dry season.

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  • Resources: Petroleum is one of Sudan's greatest, and major resource. It also has a significant amount of chromium ore, copper, iron ore, mica, silver, gold, tungsten, and zinc. The Nile is the dominant geographic feature of Sudan as most of the Blue Nile flows through it.  

  • Population: 102.4 million (2016) 

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  • Climate: Ethiopia is in the tropical area, and has 3 different climate zones, yet has an average of annual temperature of about 27 degrees Celsius, with some annual rainfall.  

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  • Water Sources: Major water source in the country is the Blue Nile, the maximum rainfall is in august with 144.8mm of rainfall. 

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  • Resources: Ethiopia has a small natural resource of gold, platinum, copper, potash, and natural gas. Yet lots of its economical resources are quite low, and need the Nile water to function. Ethiopia has built a large Renaissance dam in which they rely on greatly and will hopefully bring them out of poverty. 

South Sudan:

Ethiopia: 

The Nile River

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