'OI'IIATD '''1tOCi'10I/! "'OC"IOI/! ! !IIIT.IIIII.! IITlli,.! !------------------------ -----------------------_._.---._--------------------------------------------------------- ea_ea_ea!!----------_...._------_....._._-_._.._.__._...._--------------------------------------------~-.----------------eel BESTCOpyAVAILABLE I..A/AC.96/751(Part I) page79 SUDAN Area...•••..••.•••..••.••..••••.••••.•..•••••••••• · •2,50S,813sq.km Estimated population ••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••• 23,130,OOO (mid-87) Population density••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Approz. 9.2persq.km Rainyseason•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •East:July-October South:April-October ...',' ','.','~..:.:.~;..•.,':':'..::::::.',' ','.',:..•.......•... :,:. ..''.:.'.:.'..", "",..',','.:;,':.'.:.:'',',:,":'..•.:.:~ ,:.Airports Regional BoundarIes o100200300400km,-'_.....'_.-01.'_--I-' _~,,.-PavedRoads - .Secondary Roads.Unsurfaced ,.._Railways Rive~A/AC.96/751lPart I) page80 SUDAN Area••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••.•••••••••• 2,SOS,813sq.km Estimated population .............•..•....•......•.. 23,130,000 (mid-87) ~opulation density.............•...............•... Approx. 9.2per rq.~m Rainyseason•.•••••..•....••.••...•...•..•..•••.••. East:July-Octcber South: April-Oc~ober "---:=:===-:=--=--::.:: ..": ._-_.,_.- .......--_.-==-~:.::.:;.-:,:.:.:..-..-.......-..........:.. ....:..'..' T...w,fe• umw",A A......... 1()(),50, o I'iIf~........\'..,.:j /'. ~"I....:.\..:.:;.:::.:\ :. .........:............... \r~..... ~~."'~........i·····. '. .....- ~.. / ..........---..... -.:.;.:'\:'::-:-:-1('\ ..&.. •••:••••..J.-:.:.:....\ T••••••..• :r: -~..../: . \ ~:"'- ................'...\,............ \.. . . ·~·Rutu )..... ~. ~O·ME~I+. ,~ ". ~a.r. "••"<,,1'1' ". illndetll ~-J..-...~--'.... .....-- Iloecta__ ....-..g......,-' ~ ~.....,. ""lInII ~----EASTERN.....sen_ ""*"....e-.. UN><CR IIrWct'I()lIce ..$wD·()IIa-to- + A ••.................., I l......-:~s: . I'"I. I '. I I I I I I I I ........,,'--............ I I ...........\....; """'--\ ,0- ~..'.'\.' :. -'--!'--"I-, /// /".)....<.~~. o'\ '", ...... \,,. ~ :'/ '-.\.....to'A/AC.96/75l(Part I) page81 1.17SUDAN Country overview Statistical information 1.17.1 Thereweresome768,000 refugees intheSudanattheendof1989. Ofthese, 385,000 wereassisted byUNHCRinsettlements andreception centres asfollows: 362,500 Ethiopians, 20,000ChadiaLs, and2,500Ugandans. Self-settled andunassisted refugees w~reestimated atsome383,000, cQmposed of323,200 Ethiopians, themajority ofthemlivingintowns,48,500Chadians, 6,650Ugandans, and4,650Zairians. Thegovernment estimated thatthenumber ofspontaneously settled Ethiopians maybesubstantially higher. The spontaneous return movements ofZairian refugees thatbeganin1989continued. 1.17.2 ThetotalEthiopian refugee population wasrelatively evenly divided between adults andchildren under17yearsofage,asfollows: adult males,27.4percent;females 22.6percent;maleminors 27.4percent; female, 22.6percent. AsfortheChadian population inthesettlements, 83percentwereminors, 10percentadultfemales, andtherest(7percent) mostlyelderly males. Thispattern maybeexplained partly by~henomadic traditions oftheChadians, andpartly ~ytheneed,inthe3bse~ce of cultivable land,forable-bodied adultstowanderfarinsearchofemplOYment opportunities. WithregardtoUgandans, some2,500remained inYeiatthe beginning of1990,whiletherestwerespontaneously settled inJuba, including somestudents whowereassisted byUNHCRtostudyatsecondary and university levels. Majordeyelgpments andachievements in1989andthefirstquarter of1990 1.17.3 In1989,shortages ofbasiccommodities andspiralling prices, including forservices suchasinlandtransport, combined withan un~avourable exchange rate,escalated thedelivery costsofUNHCRassistance torefugees. Incircumstances ofgeneral andincreasing economic hardship, negative attitudes towards refugees became morewide-spread, withthefeeling thatthelargerefugee presence, particularly inurbanandruralareasof eastern Sudan, imposed anadditional burden oninadequate local
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the Sudanese refugee crisis, providing statistical information on the number of refugees, their demographics, and the challenges faced by the refugees and the UNHCR. The report also mentions economic hardship, shortages of basic commodities, and negative attitudes towards refugees, which suggests a broader context of economic and social issues.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, Economic development