About South Sudan
Capital: Juba
Population Estimate: 11,193,725 million (Source: World Bank)
Area: 619, 745 square kilometers
Borders: Sudan (north), Ethiopia (east), Kenya (south), Uganda (south east)
Independence Day: July 9, 2011
President: Salva Kiir Mayardiit
Major Religion: Roman Catholic Christians
Other Common Religions: Traditional African Beliefs and Animism
Currency: South Sudanese Pound
Key Challenges: Civil wars, Governance, Insecurity, Corruption, Natural Resource
Conflicts
Interesting Fact: South Sudan depends on its oil reserves for revenue
Country Analysis
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South Sudan’s 2024 Elections: A Test of Peace, Stability, and Democratic Progress
The general elections in South Sudan are scheduled for December 22, 2024, a crucial date in the turbulent history of ...
April 2019
More than four million people have been forced to flee their homes over the last couple of years, 200,000 of ...
March 2019
With the conflict now entering its sixth year, more than 2.2 million people have been forced to flee and seek ...
February 2019
Ongoing cash and fuel shortages continue to impact response delays and refugee protection in South Sudan. Cash shortages have been ...
December 2018
Background South Sudan’s year has been marked by a major positive development: the signing of the Revitalized Agreement on the ...
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