Imagery: NASA Blue Marble · State boundaries: OCHA (CC BY 3.0 IGO) · Rivers: Natural Earth
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About Blue Nile
Blue Nile State is one of the 18 states of the Republic of the Sudan. Established by Presidential Decree No. 3 in 1992, it is named after the Blue Nile River. The region is host to around forty different ethnic groups. Its economic activity is based on agriculture and livestock as well as mineral exploitation. It borders Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the west, and Sennar to the north.