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South Sudan (/ s uː ˈ d ɑː n,-ˈ d æ n /), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. [16] It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the west by the Central African Republic.
At midnight on 9 July 2011, southern Sudan became an independent country under the name "Republic of South Sudan". [21] On 14 July 2011, South Sudan became the 193rd member state of the United Nations [22] [23] and on 28 July 2011, South Sudan joined the African Union as its 54th member state. [24]
On 5 September 2011, the government announced the capital of South Sudan would move some 250 km away from Juba to Ramciel, which is located in the middle of South Sudan, about 60 km East of Yirol West County, Lakes State. As of June 2020, the move has yet to occur. In September 2015, nearly 200 people were killed in a tanker explosion in Juba.
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Flag of Independent Sudan (2:3 Variant) 1962–1970: Naval Ensign of Sudan: A white field with the national flag in the canton. [16] 1956–1970: Flag of the Sudanese Customs Service [17] 1970–2011: Flag of Sudan: A horizontal tricolour of red, white, and black; with a green triangle based at the hoist. [18] [19] 1970–2011: Flag of Sudan (2 ...
Turalei is a large town and government seat of the Twic County of Warrap State in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan.The town is the birthplace of many well-known basketball players such as Manute Bol and Ring Ayuel and Liberation fighters as Kerbino Kuanyin Bol, Martin Manyiel Ayuel, Dr Justin Yach Arop and Many other.
The South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF), formerly the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), is the military force of the Republic of South Sudan.The SPLA was founded as a guerrilla movement against the government of Sudan in 1983 and was a key participant of the Second Sudanese Civil War, led by John Garang.
The South Sudanese government specifies that the colours of the flag are there to represent these descriptions of South Sudan: [2] [8] Black: Represents the people of South Sudan. Red: Represents blood that was shed for the independence of the country. Green: Represents the country's agricultural, natural wealth, land, as well as progress. [4]