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Southern Sudan

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

South Sudan (orthographic projection).svg
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
and around 60 other languages
Demonym South Sudanese
Government Federal presidential republic
• President
Salva Kiir Mayardit
Taban Deng Gai
Taban Deng Gai
Legislature National Legislature
Council of States
National Legislative Assembly
Establishment
31 December 1955
6 January 2005
• Autonomy
9 July 2005
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) Steady 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
  1. Registered, but not yet operational.

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

South Sudan (Listeni/ˌsθ 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.


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