South Sudan

South Sudan, which gained independence from Sudan in 2011, is the world’s newest country.

Government type: presidential republic. Chief of state: President Salva KIIR Mayardit (since 9 July 2011).

Facts

Capital	Juba
Region	East-Central Africa; south of Sudan, north of Uganda and Kenya, west of Ethiopia
Area	total : 644,329 sq km; land: NA; water: NA
Population	12,703,714 (2024 est.)
Languages	English (official), Arabic (includes Juba and Sudanese variants), ethnic languages include Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande, Shilluk
Currency	South Sudanese pounds (SSP)
Time zone	to be filled
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Refugees

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

Camp	Population	Origin	Location	Notes
to be filled	to be filled	to be filled	to be filled	to be filled