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Africa
Republic of South Sudan
📍 Essential Info
CapitalJuba
TimezoneUTC+2 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population12.7M
Governmentpresidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.ss
Internet Users9%
GDP per Capita$400
🌍 Geography
LocationEast-Central Africa; south of Sudan, north of Uganda and Kenya, west of Ethiopia
Size Comparisonmore than four times the size of Georgia; slightly smaller than Texas
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
Terrainplains in the north and center rise to southern highlands along the border with Uganda and Kenya; the White Nile, flowing north out of the uplands of Central Africa, is the major geographic feature of...
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsDinka (Jieng) approximately 35-40%, Nuer (Naath) approximately 15%, Shilluk (Chollo), Azande, Bari, Kakwa, Kuku, Murle, Mandari, Didinga, Ndogo, Bviri...
ReligionsChristian 60.5%, folk religion 32.9%, Muslim 6.2%, other <1%, unaffiliated <1% (2020 est.)
Median Age18.7 years
Life Expectancy60.3 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 9 July (2011)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook