South Sudan

Africa · Middle Africa

South Sudan

Republic of South Sudan
Africa · Middle Africa · Capital: Juba

Quick facts about South Sudan

Official name	Republic of South Sudan
Capital	Juba
Continent & subregion	Africa · Middle Africa
Population	11,483,374 people (world rank 82)
Area	619,745 km²
Density	19 people/km²
Share of world population	0.14% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	—
Urbanisation	21.1% urban population
Life expectancy	57.6 years
Currency	South Sudanese pound (£) — SSP
Languages	English
Internet domain	`.ss`
Calling code	+211
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

Fertility Rate	3.9 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	71.9 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
Forest Cover	11.3% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means South Sudan did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Central African Republic DR Congo Ethiopia Kenya Sudan Uganda

The geographic position is roughly 7°, 30°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.