South Sudan
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| Capital | Juba |
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| Presidents | Salva Kiir Mayardit |
| Population | 12. 58 million (2017) |
| Spoken languages | Juba Arabic |
| Bari | |
| Dinka | |
| Luo | |
| Murle | |
| Nuer | |
| Zande | |
| Official language | English |
| Date of Reg. | |
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| ID | 734367 |
About South Sudan
South Sudan, officially known as the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East-Central Africa. The country gained its independence from the Republic of the Sudan in 2011, making it the newest country with widespread recognition. Its capital and largest city is Juba.
Why Kenya-Uganda oil row is causing regional jitters
... Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and South Sudan also get a significant amount of their petroleum products through Kenya...
Sudan conflict: ‘Our lives have become a piece of hell'
... " As well as the Sudanese, people from many other nationalities are suffering because of this war - among them Syrians, Pakistanis and Indians, and large numbers of refugees from South Sudan...
The photos that capture Glasgow's cultural melting pot
... " Murphy s previous work with The Herald newspaper and as a freelance included assignments in Colombia, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia...
China's Belt and Road Initiative: Kenya and a railway to nowhere
... It then had connections to South Sudan and DR Congo...
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Why it is worrying Egypt and Sudan
... It could also provide electricity for neighbouring countries including Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Djibouti and Eritrea...
UK foreign aid cuts: Thousands will die as a result, says report
... And in South Sudan, cuts the humanitarian budget will mean "27,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition will go untreated, of which 12% (3,000) could die"...
Sudan conflict: Army outnumbered on Khartoum's streets
... This is something it did in the decades-long civil war, which ended with South Sudan gaining independence in 2011, and more recently in Darfur, where Arab militias were accused of committing a genocide...
Migrant crisis: Tunisian fisherman finds dead bodies in his net
... " A short distance away a group of migrants from South Sudan - which has been hit by conflict, climate shock and food insecurity since its independence in 2011 - are walking slowly away from the port...
