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South Sudan, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Juba, capital city of South Sudan

Image of Juba, capital city of South Sudan

South Sudan Flag

Flag of South Sudan

South Sudan is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent, member of OPEC+.

Easy learning about South Sudan

South Sudan is located in Sub-Saharan Africa
Eastern Africa
Africa Continent
Member of OPEC+
South Sudan has a population of 11,483,374 inhabitants
(2023 UN data)
Inhabitants of South Sudan are called South Sudanese
The country’s total area is 644,329 Km2
( 400,367 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank161
Global Peace Index Score3
Human Development Index (HDI) South Sudan HDI ranks in position nº 192 worldwide
Low Human Development
HDI of 0.381 (0.4 to 1)
(2022 data from UNDP)
South Sudan’s passport allows visa-free entry to 44 countries
South Sudan passport ranks in position nº 92 in the world
(2025 HP Index data)
South Sudan ’s LGBTI legal status Same-sex sexual acts are illegal
(2025 ILGA data)
Latitude & Longitude 8° 00' N, 30° 00' E
Open in Google Maps
South Sudan Capital cityJuba
Neighbouring countriesCongo Democratic Republic, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda
South Sudan Climatehot 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
Most predominant religionChristian,
Second most predominant religionfolk religion,
Currency name & code Pound (SSP)
Internet ccTLD.ss
South Sudan calling code+211

South Sudan administrative divisions

10 states
  1. Central Equatoria
  2. Eastern Equatoria
  3. Jonglei
  4. Lakes
  5. Northern Bahr el Ghazal
  6. Unity
  7. Upper Nile
  8. Warrap
  9. Western Bahr el Ghazal
  10. Western Equatoria
In 2015
  • the creation of 28 new states was announced and in 2017 four additional states
    • . Following the February 2020 peace agreement, the country was again reorganized into the 10 original states, plus 2 administrative areas, Pibor and Ruweng, and 1 special administrative status area, Abyei (which is disputed between South Sudan and Sudan). This latest administrative revision has not yet been vetted by the US Board on Geographic Names

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