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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. South Sudan's diverse ...
In the capital Juba, there are several thousand people who use dialect forms of Arabic, usually called Juba Arabic, but South Sudan's ambassador to Kenya said on 2 August 2011 that Swahili will be introduced in South Sudan with the goal of supplanting Arabic as a lingua franca, in keeping with the country's intention of orientation toward the ...
This was the first time Bari encountered Europeans travelers. The Bari was lucky in this encounter, as the Turkish army assigned to protect the Nile explorers behaved, unlike the brutality they unleashed on the ethnic groups (Mondari, Dinka, Shilluk) to the north of the Bari, Pojulu, Kakwa to the south and Kuku to the south-east. However ...
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]
The wildlife of South Sudan refers to the natural flora and fauna of South Sudan. South Sudan includes the Sudd , one of the world's largest wetlands . [ 1 ] According to the American biologist and conservationist , J. Michael Fay , South Sudan "could present the biggest migration of large mammals on earth", [ 1 ] while Wildlife Conservation ...
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]
South Sudan became an independent state on 9 July 2011, following a referendum that passed with 98.83% of the vote. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a United Nations member state , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] a member state of the African Union , [ 6 ] and a member state of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development . [ 7 ]
It is located in the Akobo County of Jonglei State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan, [1] in the northeastern part of South Sudan, near the International border with Ethiopia. Its location lies approximately 450 kilometres (280 mi), by road, northeast of Juba ,