South Sudan

**South Sudan** (/suːˈdɑːn, -ˈdæn/), officially de **Republic of South Sudan**, be a landlocked country insyd East Africa. Ebe bordered for de north by Sudan; for de east by Ethiopia; for de south by de Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda den Kenya; den for de west by de Central African Republic. South Sudan ein diverse landscape dey include vast plains den plateaus, dry den tropical savannahs, inland floodplains, den forested mountains. De Nile River system be de defining physical feature of de country, wey dey run south to north across ein center, wich be dominated by a large swamp dem know as de Sudd. South Sudan get a population of 12.7 million. Juba be de capital den largest city.

South Sudan be a member of de United Nations, African Union, East African Community, den de Intergovernmental Authority on Development. Ebe one of de least developed countries insyd de world, wey dey rank second to last insyd de Human Development Index, ahead of Somalia, wey e get de second-lowest nominal GDP per capita, after Burundi.
## Government den politics
### Constituent States
#### 2011–2015

Prior to 2015, na dem divide South Sudan into ten states, wich sanso dey correspond to three historical regions: Bahr el Ghazal, Equatoria, den Greater Upper Nile region:

;Bahr el Ghazal
*Northern Bahr el Ghazal
*Western Bahr el Ghazal
*Lakes
*Warrap

;Equatoria
*Western Equatoria
*Central Equatoria (wey dey contain de national capital city of Juba)
*Eastern Equatoria

;Greater Upper Nile
*Jonglei
*Unity
*Upper Nile State

;Bar el Ghazal
#Aweil
#Aweil East
#Eastern Lakes
#Gogrial
#Gok
#Lol
#Tonj
#Twic
#Wau
#Western Lakes

;Equatoria
#Amadi
#Gbudwe
#Torit
#Jubek (wey dey contain de national capital city of Juba)
#Maridi
#Kapoeta
#Tambura
#Terekeka
#Yei River

;Greater Upper Nile region
#Boma
#Central Upper Nile
#Akobo
#Northern Upper Nile
#Jonglei State
#Latjoor
#Maiwut
#Northern Liech
#Ruweng (Rubkona, Rubkotna)
#Southern Liech
#Bieh
#Fashoda State
#Fangak State

For 14 January 2017 na dem create anoda four states; Central Upper Nile, Northern Upper Nile, Tumbura den Maiwut.

#### 2020–present

Under de terms of a peace agreement dem sign for 22 February 2020, na dem san divide South Sudan into ten states, plus two administrative areas den one area plus special administrative status.

Dem dey dispute de Kafia Kingi area between South Sudan den Sudan wey dem dey dispute Ilemi Triangle between South Sudan den Kenya.

Dem san group de states den administrative areas into de three former historical provinces of de Sudan; Bahr el Ghazal, Equatoria den Greater Upper Nile:

;Bahr el Ghazal
*Northern Bahr el Ghazal
*Western Bahr el Ghazal
*Lakes
*Warrap

;Equatoria
*Western Equatoria
*Central Equatoria (wey dey contain de national capital city of Juba)
*Eastern Equatoria

;Greater Upper Nile
*Jonglei
*Unity
*Upper Nile

;Administrative Areas

*Greater Pibor Administrative Area
*Ruweng Administrative Area (Rubkotna)

;Special Administrative Status Areas
*Abyei Special Administrative Area

### Military
Na dem initiate a defence paper insyd 2007 by then Minister for SPLA Affairs Dominic Dim Deng, wey na dem produce a draft insyd 2008. E declare say Southern Sudan go eventually maintain land, air, den riverine forces.

, South Sudan get de third highest military spending as a percentage of GDP insyd de world, behind Oman den Saudi Arabia per.

## Demographics

### Largest cities

## References


## External links

* Government of South Sudan
* Government of South Sudan – USA and UN Mission
* Government of South Sudan – UK Mission
* South Sudan. *The World Factbook*. Central Intelligence Agency.
* South Sudan profile from the BBC News.
* Photographer's Account of South Sudan – "The Cost of Silence: A Traveling Exhibition"
* "Sudan's Shaky Peace", *National Geographic*, November 2010.
* Photo gallery by George Steinmetz.
* UN Outrage at South Sudan Attack