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South Sudan

South Sudan
  • Capital

    Capital

    Juba

  • Local time

    Local time

    8:14

  • Population

    Population

    11.23 m

  • Driving side

    Driving side

    Right

  • Calling code

    Calling code

    +211

  • Currency

    Currency

    £ SSP (pound)

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South Sudan

South Sudan
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  • Capital

    Capital

    Juba

  • Local time

    Local time

    8:14

  • Population

    Population

    11.23 m

  • Driving side

    Driving side

    Right

  • Calling code

    Calling code

    +211

  • Currency

    Currency

    £ SSP (pound)

  • Petrol price

    Petrol price

    € 1.98 pl

  • Precipitation

    Precipitation

    900mm /year

Geography & travel

  • Country Area

    Country Area

    619 745 km2

  • Protected Area

    Protected Area

    21%

Population

  • Literacy rates

    Literacy rates

    26.8%

  • Languages

    Languages

    English
    Arabic
    regional languages (Dinka)

  • Armed Forces

    Armed Forces

    185 000

  • Diabetes

    Diabetes

    8.1%

  • Malaria

    Malaria

    156%

  • Tuberculosis

    Tuberculosis

    146 per 100k

  • HIV

    HIV

    2.7%

Economy

  • Agriculture

    Agriculture

    sorghum, maize, rice, millet, wheat, gum arabic, sugarcane, mangoes, papayas

  • Natural Resources

    Natural Resources

    hydropower, fertile agricultural land, gold, diamonds, petroleum, hardwoods, limestone, iron ore, copper

  • Energy Import

    Energy Import

    -1.058%

  • Natural Resources

    Natural Resources

    hydropower, fertile agricultural land, gold, diamonds, petroleum, hardwoods, limestone, iron ore, copper

  • Renewable Energy

    Renewable Energy

    29%

  • CO2 Emissions

    CO2 Emissions

    1 496kt

  • Ease of Business

    Ease of Business

    187 (Best=1, Worst=200)

  • ATMs per 100k people

    ATMs per 100k people

    1

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What not to do when visiting South Sudan

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Don’t wear expensive clothes or shiny jewellery in public - keep a low profile to avoid unwanted attention.

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Don’t photograph government buildings, vehicles or persons in uniforms. Keep your camera concealed and don’t take random pictures in public.

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Don’t be surprised women and men typically eat apart from each other.

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Did you know

Did you know?

In eastern Africa, you can buy beer brewed from bananas.

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Don't eat or hand things over with the left hand.

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Don’t ask about Sudanese host’s wife or female family members.

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Don’t forget consensual same-sex sexual relations are illegal in South Sudan.

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Don’t necessarily leave main or marked roads - there’s still a risk of unexploded landmines presence after years of conflict.

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