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	Juba Arabic, Dinka, Zande, various others
Unofficial languages	Swahili Arabic
Demonym(s)	South Sudanese
Government	Federal presidential constitutional republic under a totalitarian dictatorship
• President	Salva Kiir Mayardit
• Vice President	Reat Nhial Tuany
• 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 (239,285 sq mi) (41st)
Population
• 2021 estimate	10,748,272[1][2]
• 2008 census	8,260,490 (disputed)[3] (94th)
• Density	13.33/km2 (34.5/sq mi) (214th)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$20.038 billion[4]
• Per capita	$1,525[4]
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$3.618 billion[4]
• Per capita	$275[4]
Gini (2009)	45.5[5] medium
HDI (2015)	0.418[6] low · 181st
Currency	South Sudanese pound (SSP)
Time zone	UTC+3 (East Africa Time)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+211[7]
ISO 3166 code	SS
Internet TLD	.ss[8]a
Registered and operational since 2019.

South Sudan is a country in East Africa. Its official name is the Republic of South Sudan.^[9] It was part of Sudan until 2011. A civil war began in 2013.

The landlocked country is bordered by Ethiopia to the east; Kenya to the southeast; Uganda to the south; the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the southwest; the Central African Republic to the west; and the Republic of Sudan to the north. South Sudan includes the vast swamp region of the Sudd formed by the White Nile, locally called the Bahr al Jabal.

1. ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
2. ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX). population.un.org ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
3. ↑ "Discontent over Sudan census". News24.com. AFP. 21 May 2009. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} "South Sudan". World Economic Outlook Database. International Monetary Fund.
5. ↑ "Gini Index". World Bank. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
6. ↑ "2016 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
7. ↑ "New country, new number: Country code 211 officially assigned to South Sudan" (Press release). International Telecommunication Union. 14 July 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
8. ↑ ".ss Domain Delegation Data". Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. ICANN. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
9. ↑ "South Sudan". The World Factbook. CIA. 11 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2011-07-14.