South Sudan
Juba · East Africa
South Sudan is a country in Africa. Its capital city is Juba, the official currency is the South Sudanese Pound, and the main language is English.
With a population of roughly 11.1 million people spread over 644,329 km², South Sudan is the 85th most populous country in the world and the 41st largest by area. That works out at about 17 people per square kilometre.
South Sudan shares land borders with Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, DR Congo and Central African Republic — 6 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Juba, Wau and Malakal. The highest point in the country is Mount Kinyeti, at 3,187 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Somalia, while its population is closest to that of Cuba.
- Capital
- Juba
- Region
- East Africa
- Population
- 11,100,000
- Area
- 644,329 km²
- Currency
- South Sudanese Pound
- Main language
- English
- Highest point
- Mount Kinyeti
3,187 m - Land borders
- 6
South Sudan: things worth knowing
- South Sudan became independent in 2011 and is the world's youngest widely recognised country.
- The Sudd, a vast wetland on the White Nile, is one of the largest in the world.
- It is landlocked and depends on pipelines through Sudan to export its oil.
South Sudan in context
Africa has 54 sovereign countries in total. South Sudan ranks 32nd among them by population.
See the full list of Africa countries, or browse all 195 countries.