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South Sudan
Description of South Sudan
South Sudan is located on the Africa continent (Sahel region of northeastern Africa; south of Sudan, north of Uganda and Kenya, west of Ethiopia - geographical coordinates of the country: 8 00 N, 30 00 E).
According to the latest census, the population of South Sudan is 8,260,490 inhabitants.
These are people, who lived in cities and who have citizenship of South Sudan. The area of South Sudan is 644,329 square kilometers.
The capital of South Sudan is Juba.
Some facts about South Sudan
| Population of country |
8,260,490 people |
| Area of South Sudan |
644,329 sq. kilometers |
| Located on the continent |
Africa (AF) |
| Capital of South Sudan |
Juba |
| Currency at South Sudan |
Pound (SDG) |
| Domain Zone |
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| Phone country code |
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| FIPS code of South Sudan |
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Climate of South Sudan:
- hot with seasonal rainfall influenced by the annual shift of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone
- rainfall is heaviest in the upland areas of the south and diminishes to the north
Terrain of South Sudan:
- the terrain gradually rises from plains in the north and center 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 the country supporting agriculture and extensive wild animal populations
- The Sudd (a name derived from floating vegetation that hinders navigation) is a large swampy area of more than 100,000 sq km fed by the waters of the White Nile that dominates the center of the country
South Sudan also has such useful resources as: hydropower, fertile agricultural land, gold, diamonds, petroleum, hardwoods, limestone, iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver.
Top cities of South Sudan
| № |
City Name |
Population |
State |
Coordinates |
| 1 |
Juba |
300,000 people |
Bahr el Gabel |
4.85165 x 31.58247 |
| 2 |
Malakal |
160,765 people |
Upper Nile State |
9.53694 x 31.65611 |
| 3 |
Wau |
127,384 people |
Western Bahr al Ghazal |
7.7 x 28 |
| 4 |
Yei |
40,382 people |
Bahr el Gabel |
4.09139 x 30.67861 |
| 5 |
Yambio |
40,382 people |
Western Equatoria State |
4.57056 x 28.41639 |
| 6 |
Awel |
38,745 people |
Northern Bahr el Ghazal State |
8.77458 x 27.39426 |
| 7 |
Gogrial |
38,572 people |
Warrap |
8.53341 x 28.10931 |
| 8 |
Rumbek |
32,083 people |
El Buhayrat |
6.802 x 29.69123 |
| 9 |
Bor |
26,782 people |
Jonglei State |
6.21167 x 31.55473 |
| 10 |
Torit |
20,048 people |
Eastern Equatoria |
4.41333 x 32.56778 |
| 11 |
Tonj |
17,338 people |
Warrap |
7.2774 x 28.74996 |
| 12 |
Maridi |
14,224 people |
Western Equatoria State |
4.91472 x 29.47694 |
| 13 |
Ler |
10,486 people |
Unity State |
8.3 x 30.13333 |
| 14 |
Tambura |
9,483 people |
Western Equatoria State |
5.6 x 27.46667 |
| 15 |
Bentiu |
7,653 people |
Unity State |
9.23333 x 29.83333 |
| 16 |
Kapoeta |
7,042 people |
Eastern Equatoria |
4.77167 x 33.59028 |
| 17 |
Raga |
3,700 people |
Western Bahr al Ghazal |
8.45955 x 25.678 |
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