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Republic of South Sudan
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Justice, Liberty, Prosperity"
Anthem: "South Sudan Oyee!"

File:South Sudan Oyee!.ogg
Capital
and largest city
Juba
Official languages EnglishCite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
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
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
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
HDI (2015)Decrease 0.418[4]
low · 181st
Currency South Sudanese pound (SSP)
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

  1. "Discontent over Sudan census". News24.com. AFP. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "South Sudan". World Economic Outlook Database. International Monetary Fund.
  3. "Gini Index". World Bank. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  4. "2016 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. "New country, new number: Country code 211 officially assigned to South Sudan" (Press release). International Telecommunication Union. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  6. ".ss Domain Delegation Data". Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. ICANN. Retrieved 1 September 2011.