South Sudan
At a glance
- Official language
- English
- Currency
- South Sudanese pound (SSP)
- Government
- Federal republic
- Legislature
- National Legislature of South Sudan
- Demonym
- South Sudanese
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +211
- Internet TLD
- .ss
- ISO 3166
- SS
- Established
- 2011
- Highest point
- Kinyeti (3,187 m (10,456 ft))
- National anthem
- South Sudan Oyee!
Facts via Wikidata.
Economy and developmentLow income
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.
Alliances & Organisations3 full memberships
Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer
Leadership History1 leaders · click to expand
Salva Kiir Mayardit✦ Current
2011–PresentPresident
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Salva Kiir Mayardit✦ Current | President | 2011–Present |
Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
Conflicts since 19451 interstate war · click to expand
| Conflict | Years | Against | Combat deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heglig Crisis | 2012 | Sudan | 316–1,485 |
Bold = principal belligerent. Source: Wikipedia, “List of interstate wars since 1945.”
National Teams
South Sudan on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
Administrative subdivisions
11 entries listed under South Sudan across 2 types. Click any to see its metros and footprint.
States (10)
Disputed Areas (1)
South Sudan metro footprint
2 metrosPolygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
2 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | State | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1982 | Juba★ Capital▲ Largest | Central Equatoria | 526K | 0.4 | Local Metro |
| #3267 | Malakal | Upper Nile | 181K | 0.1 | Local Metro |