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Republic of South Sudan |
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Motto: "Justice, Liberty, Prosperity" | ||||||
Anthem: "South Sudan Oyee!" |
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Capital and largest city | Juba | |||||
Official languages | EnglishCite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag |
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Government | ||||||
- | President | Salva Kiir Mayardit | ||||
- | Vice President | James Wani Igga | ||||
- | First Vice President | Taban Deng Gai | ||||
Legislature | National Legislature | |||||
- | Upper house | Council of States | ||||
- | Lower house | National Legislative Assembly | ||||
Establishment | ||||||
- | End of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan | 1 January 1956 | ||||
- | Comprehensive Peace Agreement | 6 January 2005 | ||||
- | Autonomy | 9 July 2005 | ||||
- | Independence from Sudan | 9 July 2011 | ||||
- | United Nations admission | 13 July 2011 | ||||
Area | ||||||
- | Total | 619,745 km2 (41st) 239,285 sq mi |
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Population | ||||||
- | Template:UN Population estimate | Template:UN PopulationTemplate:UN Population | ||||
- | 2008 census | 8,260,490 (disputed)[1] (94th) | ||||
- | Density | 13.33/km2 (214th) 34.52/sq mi |
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GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate | |||||
- | Total | $20.038 billion[2] | ||||
- | Per capita | $1,525[2] | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate | |||||
- | Total | $3.618 billion[2] | ||||
- | Per capita | $275[2] | ||||
Gini (2009) | 45.5[3] medium |
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HDI (2015) | 0.418[4] low · 181st |
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Currency | South Sudanese pound (SSP ) |
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Time zone | East Africa Time (UTC+3) | |||||
Drives on the | right | |||||
Calling code | +211[5] | |||||
ISO 3166 code | SS | |||||
Internet TLD | .ss[6]a | |||||
a. | Registered, but not yet operational. |
The Republic of South Sudan or South Sudan is a country in East Afrika bordered by Uganda, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya, Ethiopia and Central African Republic or CAR. The capital is Juba. It was one of the newer Afrikan countries to gain independence in the last twenty years, the most recent being Eritrea in 1993. It formed part of Sudan, the largest country in Afrika until it gained independence on 11 July 2011.
History
South Sudan was first settled in 15th century by its current ethnic groups.
Climate
Population
Culture
- ↑ "Discontent over Sudan census". News24.com. AFP. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "South Sudan". World Economic Outlook Database. International Monetary Fund.
- ↑ "Gini Index". World Bank. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ↑ "2016 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ↑ "New country, new number: Country code 211 officially assigned to South Sudan" (Press release). International Telecommunication Union. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ↑ ".ss Domain Delegation Data". Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. ICANN. Retrieved 1 September 2011.