Maps of Sothern Sudan/ Africa

 

People in the southern third of the nation of Sudan began voting on January 9, 2011 on whether to separate from the northern area of Sudan to form a new nation: “Southern Sudan.”

See Maps at:  NYT 09Jan11: “A Continent Carved Up, Ignoring Who Lives There”

See related article at:  NYT 09Jan11: “A Colonial Curse Comes Up for a Vote”