South Sudan

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Republic of South Sudan › Africa -- East-Central Africa; south of Sudan, north of Uganda and Kenya, west of Ethiopia

Juba • 644,329 sq km • pop. 12,042,910 (July 2015 est.)

Languages English (official), Arabic (includes Juba and Sudanese variants), regional languages include Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande, Shilluk

Major cities JUBA (capital) 321,000 (2015)

Ethnic groups Dinka 35.8%, Nuer 15.6%, Shilluk, Azande, Bari, Kakwa, Kuku, Murle, Mandari, Didinga, Ndogo, Bviri, Lndi, Anuak, Bongo, Lango, Dungotona, Acholi (2011 est.)

Religions animist, Christian

Independence 9 July 2011 (from Sudan)

Internet .ss • •

Telephones - mobile 2.9 million • 25 (2014 est.) subs./100

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