page_title: Darfur
section_title: Economy and demography
hierarchical_section_title: Darfur / Economy and demography
context_page_description: Darfur is region of far western Sudan.
  It borders the Central African Republic, Libya, and Chad. It is divided into three federal states within Sudan: Gharb Darfur, Janub Darfur, and Shamal Darfur. It is currently in the midst of an ongoing humanitarian crisis that developed from the conflict between Ganjaweed militias and rebel groups
context_section_description: Darfur has an estimated population of 7.4 million people. Darfur's economy is primarily based on subsistence agriculture, producing cereals, fruit and tobacco as well as livestock in the drier north. In addition to this, Darfur also suffers from frequent droughts during the summer and heavy rainfall in the winter. This has caused many farmers to provide inadequate crops causing the deaths of thousands of people.
caption: Location of the Fur people within Darfur
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