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South Sudan

Eastern EquatoriaWestern Bahr el GhazalWestern EquatoriaCentral EquatoriaUpper NileJongleiUnityNorthern Bahr el GhazalLakesWarrapEastern EquatoriaWestern Bahr el GhazalWestern EquatoriaCentral EquatoriaUpper NileJongleiUnityNorthern Bahr el GhazalLakesWarrapSudanD.R.CongoEthiopiaC.A.R.
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Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

South Sudan, which gained independence from Sudan in 2011, is the world’s newest country. Home to a diverse array of mainly Nilotic ethnolinguistic groups that settled in the territory in the 15th through 19th centuries, South Sudanese society is heavily dependent on seasonal migration and seasonal fluctuations in precipitation. Modern-day South Sudan was conquered first by Egypt and later ruled jointly by Egyptian-British colonial administrators in the late 19th century.

Capital
Juba
Government
presidential republic
Population
12,703,714
Area
644,329 sq km
Location
East-Central Africa; south of Sudan, north of Uganda and Kenya, west of Ethiopia
Climate
hot with seasonal rainfall influenced by the annual shift of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone;
Natural resources
hydropower; fertile agricultural land; gold; diamonds; petroleum; hardwoods…
Languages
English (official); Arabic (includes Juba and Sudanese variants); ethnic languages include Dinka; Nuer…
Religions
Christian 60.5%; folk religion 32.9%; Muslim 6.2%; other <1%…
Independence
9 July 2011 (from Sudan)
Administrative divisions
10 states; Central Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei, Lakes, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Unity, Upper Nile, Warrap, Wes…
Currency
South Sudanese pounds (SSP)
Export partners
China 51%; Singapore 29%; UAE 10%; Germany 4%…
Import partners
Uganda 33%; UAE 26%; Kenya 14%; China 10%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

10 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
Eastern EquatoriaStateSS-EE
Western Bahr el GhazalStateSS-BW
Western EquatoriaStateSS-EW
Central EquatoriaStateSS-EC
Upper NileStateSS-NU
JongleiStateSS-JG
UnityStateSS-UY
Northern Bahr el GhazalStateSS-BN
LakesStateSS-LK
WarrapStateSS-WR

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Currency
South Sudanese pounds (SSP)
Languages
English (official); Arabic (includes Juba and Sudanese variants); ethnic languages include Dinka; Nuer…
Government
presidential republic
Climate
hot with seasonal rainfall influenced by the annual shift of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone;

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