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South Sudan South Sudan
- South Sudan’s national flag. Also the flag of the SPLM/SPLA.
Official name: Republic of South Sudan (RSS)
Capital: Juba (Proposed new capital Ramciel)
Founded: 9 July 2011
Official language: English
Dialing code: +211
Domain Name: .ss
Time Zone: East Africa Time (UTC+3)
Currency: South Sudanese pound (SSP)
Adult Literacy: 27 percent (2009)
Geography
Area: 619,745 km2
Region:
South Sudan is a landlocked country in east-central Africa.
However, South Sudan is classified as part of the North Africa subregion by the United Nations (UN).
Bordering Countries
Population:
- 2011 | 10,314,021 Source: World Bank estimate
- 2008 | 8,260,490 Source: Disputed Census
Government
Presidency:
National Legislative Assembly
Ruling Party: Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM)
Military: Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA)
History
The Republic of South Sudan became independent from Sudan on 9 July 2011 after a referendum in January that year, which was secured as part of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
- 9 July 2011 | Republic of South Sudan
- 9 July 2005 | Semi-autonomous Government of South Sudan (GoSS)
- 9 Jan. 2005 | Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA)
- 1 Jan. 1956 | Independence from the Anglo-Egyptian condominium as part of Sudan
South Sudan’s Regions and States
Greater Equatoria
Greater Upper Nile
Greater Bahr el Ghazal
Disputed Areas
South Sudan Links
- Wednesday 15 May 2013
May 14, 2013 (JUBA) - A rebel group fighting in South Sudan’s Jonglei State on Tuesday claimed to have laid a siege on Pibor town, highlighting the level of their activities in the area have reached in recent days. South Sudan rebel (...)
- Tuesday 30 October 2012
October 29, 2012 (BOR) - One person was wounded on Monday 29 October in an attack on Baping village of Twic East County according to County Commissioner, Dau Akoi Jurkuch. The suspects, Jurkuch said, are either members of rebel group (...)
- Monday 5 November 2012
November 5, 2012 (JUBA) - An explosion in Warrap State has killed three children leaving another in critical condition after sustaining multiple injuries, local authorities told Sudan Tribune on Sunday.
The blast was believed to have (...)
- Friday 4 January 2013
January 3, 2013 (WAU) - South Sudan on Thursday denied reports that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Juba secretly summoned Sudanese Ambassador Mutrif Sideeg over recent border clashes. Mutrif Sadiq (...)
- Friday 17 May 2013
May 16, 2013 (JUBA) – Attendees at a high-level conference in South Sudan have issued a statement, asserting the new nation’s independence from Sudan “remains incomplete” until Abyei is transferred back to the South from which it was moved (...)
- Wednesday 11 July 2012
July 9, 2012 (PANYAGOOR) - Jonglei State’s Twic East County celebrated the first anniversary of South Sudan’s independence on Monday calling for peace and an end to food security in the area. A group of women dancing in the field at (...)
- Tuesday 22 January 2013
January 21, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir on Monday announced new reforms to the national army, dismissing a number of senior army officers from their duty, as well as removing them from active service. South Sudanese (...)
- Saturday 18 May 2013
May 17, 2013 (JUBA) - A murder suspect who escaped from Rumbek’s main prison over a month ago was shot in the Malual-Kodi area of Lakes state on Thursday by wardens from South Sudan Prison Services.
A senior security official in Rumbek (...)
- Tuesday 22 March 2011
The Ayual Diaspora Call for Peaceful Resolution and Welcome Jonglei Governor’s Call for an Investigation in Twic East County’s Land Dispute
March 21, 2011 — We, the Ayual members in the Diaspora, are deeply saddened by the recent killing (...)
- Thursday 16 May 2013
May 15, 2015 (JUBA) - Governors from Greater Bahr el Ghazal states are at odds over who to support for South Sudan’s presidency, highlighting the internal differences within the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) in the run (...)
Latest Comments & Analysis
National unity: a project for each and every South Sudanese 2013-05-21 14:23:01 By Jacob K. Lupai May 21, 2013 - South Sudan has just attained independence from an imposed unity that had failed miserably to take into account the objective realities on the ground. In the old (...)
Unity and reconciliation necessary for sustainable peace in Darfur 2013-05-21 14:19:47 By Adeeb Yousif May 20, 2013 -The biggest challenge in the Darfur conflict today is divisions. These divisions have created misunderstanding and mistrust within Darfurian society. Moreover they (...)
The Invasion of Abyei: two years of more agony 2013-05-20 05:39:13 By Luka Biong Deng May 19, 2013 - On 21st May 2013, the people of Abyei have spent two years of more agony and they will remember again the sad memories of how their lives and livelihoods were (...)
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