If war broke out, it would probably be fought in the disputed oil fields in the borderlands between north and south: in southern Kordofan, Abyei, Unity and the Upper Nile states (see map).

• 如果战争爆发，那么这场战争将可能在南北苏丹交界处的原油争端地区进行，也就是下图所示的几个地区：科尔多凡南部地区、阿拜伊、尤里提与尼罗河上游各省。