Darfur is a region located in western Sudan that has experienced an ongoing genocide since 2003. The region has a tropical climate and receives rainfall for agriculture. Darfur is split into three states and has a developing economy based on farming and livestock. Exports include crops and imports include aid from the UN. The conflict began as an ethnic civil war between government-backed Arab militias and non-Arab rebel groups. Over 400 villages have been destroyed and 400,000 lives lost in the ongoing violence and humanitarian crisis.