South Sudan
Republic of South Sudan
South Sudan sits in Middle Africa and uses SSP - South Sudanese pound (£). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Juba
Population
12.7M
Area
619.7K km2
Population
12.7M
12,703,714 people
Area
619.7K km2
619,745 square kilometers
Density
20/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Juba
4.85, 31.62
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
South Sudan, officially listed here as Republic of South Sudan, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make South Sudan, SS, SSD, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. South Sudan is grouped under Africa, more specifically Middle Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 12,703,714 people and a land area of 619,745 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 20 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 7, 30, while the capital coordinate reference is 4.85, 31.62. South Sudan shares listed land borders with CAF, COD, ETH, KEN, SDN, UGA, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Juba (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Juba, Wau, Bor, Kajo Kaji and Yei. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in South Sudan, capital of South Sudan, and major urban areas in South Sudan. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Federal presidential republic under a Transitional Constitution. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
South Sudan uses calling code +211, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+03:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on sunday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists SSP - South Sudanese pound (£), while language records include English. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as not listed. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 44 for 2016.
How to use this profile
This South Sudan profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
SS / SSD
Top-level domains
.ss
Continents
Africa
Border countries
CAF, COD, ETH, KEN, SDN, UGA
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
Not listed
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for South Sudan is represented by the SS country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Juba
Central Equatoria
500,088
primary
#2
Wau
Western Bahr el Ghazal
320,752
admin
#3
Bor
Jonglei
315,351
admin
#4
Kajo Kaji
Central Equatoria
196,000
City
#5
Yei
Central Equatoria
185,000
City
Governance
Government type
Federal presidential republic under a Transitional Constitution
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
sunday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+211
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Languages
English
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
44
2016