North African/Middle East Project by https://padlet.com/ja177824/6wd5fpv80uj8 Made with good pride en-us 2018-03-07 20:31:18 UTC 2018-03-23 00:41:33 UTC hello@padlet.com Arabic and English ja177824 https://padlet.com/ja177824/6wd5fpv80uj8/wish/243781790 'Both English and Arabic and understood,although English is the official language of Sudan  the provisional constitution recognizes the right of indigenous groups to speak their own languages.In all around 400 diverse dialects of Nilotic,Nilo-Hamitic, and Sudanic.' "South Sudan." Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations, edited by Timothy L. Gall and Derek M. Gleason, 13th ed., vol. 2: Africa, Gale, 2012, pp. 665-670. Gale Virtual Reference Library, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX4017200122/GVRL?u=j079901103&sid=GVRL&xid=ff376211. Accessed 21 Mar. 2018. 

]]> 2018-03-19 22:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ja177824/6wd5fpv80uj8/wish/243781790 Sudan's Religion ja177824 https://padlet.com/ja177824/6wd5fpv80uj8/wish/244789197 Most South Sudanese are either Christian or hold animist beliefs. A smaller percent of the population is Sunni Muslim. The largest Christian denominations are the Roman Catholic Church of Sudan and the Episcopal Churches of Sudan. Other Protestant groups represented in the nation include the African Inland Church,the Sudan Interior Church,the Church of Christ, Presbyterians, Seventh-day Adventists,Methodist, and Jehovah's Witness.
"South Sudan." Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations, edited by Timothy L. Gall and Derek M. Gleason, 13th ed., vol. 2: Africa, Gale, 2012, pp. 665-670. Gale Virtual Reference Library, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX4017200122/GVRL?u=j079901103&sid=GVRL&xid=ff376211. Accessed 21 Mar. 2018.]]> 2018-03-21 23:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ja177824/6wd5fpv80uj8/wish/244789197 Economy ja177824 https://padlet.com/ja177824/6wd5fpv80uj8/wish/245263478 For most South Sudanese, economic survival depends on subsistence farming and cattle rearing. The White Nile valley offers prime agriculture land. According to the CIA, the government generates 98% of its revenge through oil exports but depends on cooperation with Sudan to utilize a pipeline to the Red Sea. A previous 50-50 revenue sharing agreement between South Sudan and Sudan expired 2011. The government targeted a 6% economic growth rate for 2011, and a 7.2%growth rate for 2012. Foreign aid receipts have totaled more then $4 billion  since 2005, with most of the financing coming from the UK, United States, Norway, and the Netherlands."South Sudan." Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations, edited by Timothy L. Gall and Derek M. Gleason, 13th ed., vol. 2: Africa, Gale, 2012, pp. 665-670. Gale Virtual Reference Library, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX4017200122/GVRL?u=j079901103&sid=GVRL&xid=ff376211. ]]> 2018-03-22 22:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ja177824/6wd5fpv80uj8/wish/245263478 ja177824 https://padlet.com/ja177824/6wd5fpv80uj8/wish/245279845 Conservative dress for men usually means wearing long trousers instead of shorts, even when faced with Africa's extreme heat. Wearing a button-down shirt is customary; a local, flowing long-sleeved shirt is acceptable too. For women, exposed legs and shoulders are not acceptable. Wear several layers of loose, lightweight clothing for the most comfort. Although women need not cover their head or face in Khartoum, for travel outside the capital, they may want to buy some local clothing and dress exactly the way the locals do to avoid calling too much attention to themselves.
http://traveltips.usatoday.com/clothes-wear-traveling-sudan-105798.html]]> 2018-03-22 23:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ja177824/6wd5fpv80uj8/wish/245279845 ja177824 https://padlet.com/ja177824/6wd5fpv80uj8/wish/245284411 South Sudan currently celebrates nine national holidays. Two of these holidays are celebrated over several days.
The Labor Laws of South Sudan require employers to provide a day off for all nationally recognized holidays. All holidays are classified as non-working days, but are not guaranteed as paid days off. It is believed that at this time employees only receive payment for national holidays if it is part of their employment contract.

Some of the holidays celebrated in South Sudan change in date each year. These religious holidays are calculated on the lunar cycle. The government of South Sudan, through its Labor Ministry, issues a list of the official dates for national holidays at the end of each year for the next year. Businesses are required to acknowledge these celebration dates.

South Sudan provides two extra public holidays to those who practice the Muslim faith. Each of these days are a second day of celebration for current public holidays. Only active members of the Muslim community are entitled to these extra holidays.

Muslim holidays that use the moon to determine their celebration dates use the Umm al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia. Christian holidays that use the lunar cycle to determine celebration times use the Gregorian calendar to determine dates.
https://publicholidays.africa/south-sudan/
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