Key facts
Capital:Juba
Location:East-Central Africa; south of Sudan, north of Uganda and Kenya, west of Ethiopia
Currency:South Sudanese pounds (SSP)
Area:644,329 sq km
Population:10,984,074 (July 2021 est.)
Languages:English (official), Arabic (includes Juba and Sudanese variants), regional languages include Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande, Shilluk
Religion:animist, Christian, Muslim
TimeZone:UTC+2
Tel Code:+211
