Most live in northern and central Sudan. Most people in the south of Sudan practice traditional African religions. About 5 percent of all Sudanese, nearly all southerners, are Christians. Way of life. About four-fifths of Sudan's people live in rural areas.
Most farmers own small plots of land.
They use old-fashioned tools and methods, and many must struggle to grow enough food for their families. Some Sudanese work as tenant farmers on irrigated land owned by the government. A small minority of the rural people are nomads who travel the desert region with their herds. Most Sudanese maintain close ties to their family and ethnic group. About a fifth of all Sudanese live in cities and towns.