
South Sudan, officially known as the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East-Central Africa.
Location & Area:
- East-Central Africa; south of Sudan, north of Uganda and Kenya, west of Ethiopia.
- It covers an area of 644,329 km2.
Capital:
- Juba
National Day:
- July 9 (Independence Day)
Climate:
- Hot with seasonal rainfall influenced by the annual shift of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone; rainfall heaviest in upland areas of the south and diminishes to the north.
Terrain:
- Plains in the north and center rise to southern highlands along the border with Uganda and Kenya; the White Nile, flowing north out of the uplands of Central Africa, is the major geographic feature of the country; The Sudd (a name derived from floating vegetation that hinders navigation) is a large swampy area of more than 100,000 km2 fed by the waters of the White Nile that dominates the center of the country.
Population:
- 10,204,581 (July 2018 estimate)
Languages:
- English (official);
- Arabic (includes Juba and Sudanese variants)
Flag:
- South Sudanese flag is three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green; the red band is edged in white; a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side contains a gold, five-pointed star.
Currency:
- South Sudanese pound (SSP)
Administrative divisions:
- It is divided into 10 states includes; Central Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei, Lakes, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Unity, Upper Nile, Warrap, Western Bahr el Ghazal and Western Equatoria.
Constitution:
- It is latest signed on July 7, 2011 and effective on July 9, 2011.
Regime:
- Presidential Republic
President of South Sudan:
- Salva Kiir Mayardit
Natural resources:
- Hydropower, fertile agricultural land, gold, diamonds, petroleum, hardwoods, limestone, iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica and silver.
Economy:
- Agriculture products: Sorghum, maize, rice, millet, wheat, gum Arabic, sugarcane, mangoes, papayas, bananas, sweet potatoes, sunflower seeds, cotton, sesame seeds, cassava (manioc, tapioca), beans, peanuts; cattle and sheep.