South Sudan

Republic of South Sudan
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Justice, Liberty, Prosperity"
Anthem: "South Sudan Oyee!"
Capital and largest city	Juba 04°51′N 31°36′E / 4.850°N 31.600°E / 4.850; 31.600
Official languages	English
Recognised national languages	Arabic Bari Dinka Luo Murle Nuer Zande and around 60 other languages
Demonym	South Sudanese
Government	Federal presidential republic
• President	Salva Kiir Mayardit
• First Vice President	Taban Deng Gai
• Vice President	James Wani Igga
Legislature	National Legislature
• Upper house	Council of States
• Lower house	National Legislative Assembly
Establishment
• End of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan	31 December 1955
• Comprehensive Peace Agreement	6 January 2005
• Autonomy	9 July 2005
• Independence	9 July 2011
Area
• Total	619,745 km2 (239,285 sq mi) (42nd)
Population
• 2015 estimate	12,340,000
• 2008 census	8,260,490 (disputed) (94th)
• Density	13.33/km2 (34.5/sq mi) (214th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$22.880 billion
• Per capita	$1,886
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$13.825 billion
• Per capita	$1,139
Gini (2009)	45.5 medium
HDI (2014)	0.467 low · 169th
Currency	South Sudanese pound (SSP)
Time zone	East Africa Time (UTC+3)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+211
ISO 3166 code	SS
Internet TLD	.ssa
Registered, but not yet operational.

Coordinates: 8°N 30°E / 8°N 30°E / 8; 30

South Sudan (ⁱ/ˌsaʊθ suˈdɑːn, -ˈdæn/), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East-Central Africa that gained its independence from Sudan in 2011. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city. It was planned that the capital city would be changed to the more centrally located Ramciel in the future before civil war broke out. South Sudan is bordered by Sudan to the north, Ethiopia to the east, Uganda to the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the southwest, and the Central African Republic to the west. It includes the vast swamp region of the Sudd, formed by the White Nile and known locally as the Bahr al Jabal.