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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". [23] On 14 July 2011, South Sudan became the 193rd member state of the United Nations [24] [25] and on 28 July 2011, South Sudan joined the African Union as its 54th member state. [26]
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.
South Sudan is a landlocked country in east-central Africa that is part of the United Nations subregion of Eastern Africa. [1] It was previously known as Southern Sudan . It is located south of Sudan , and includes the vast swamp region of the Sudd , formed by the White Nile and known locally as the Bahr al Jabal .
The geography of South Sudan describes the physical features of South Sudan, a country in East Africa. South Sudan is a landlocked country and borders – clockwise – Sudan from the north, Ethiopia from the east, Kenya, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo from the south and the Central African Republic from the west.
South Sudan has also either applied or is in the process of applying to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, [113] the Commonwealth of Nations, [114] the East African Community, [115] the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, [113] the International Monetary Fund, [116] and the World Bank. [117]
The Sudans are situated in northern/northeastern Africa, with a 853 km (530 mi) coastline bordering the Red Sea. Possessing an area of 2,505,810 km 2 (967,499 sq mi), the two countries, if taken together, would be the largest country in Africa (a status they lost to Algeria when South Sudan became independent on 9 July 2011) and the tenth ...
17 January – A nationwide nighttime curfew is imposed following riots targeting Sudanese nationals and their businesses [1] that leave 16 Sudanese dead. [2]22 January –