South Sudan

Capital

Area

Currency

Juba

644,329 km ²

South Sudanese pound (SSP)

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Introduction

South Sudan is a country located in East-Central Africa and its official name is the Republic of South Sudan. It has 6 neighboring countries which are, consecutively, Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya. There are around 70 different languages used within the territory of South Sudan with the official one which is English.

According to the data from 2019, the population of the country equals almost 13 million with approximately 13 people per square kilometres. The total GDP (PPP) reaches $18 billion which gives us a small amount of $1,400 of their GDP per capita.

Gross domestic product (GDP, GDP PPP)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

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#124 (2015)

11,997,800,760 US$

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Gross national income (GNI, Inflation)

Gross national income

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#133 (2015)

10,522,802,563 US$

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International trade (Export, Import)

External balance on goods and services

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#43 (2015)

929,991,454 US$

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Employment by sector, Unemployment

Unemployment (% of total labor force)

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#29 (2021)

13.48 %

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Population (total, growth, density, demgraphy)

Total population

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#83 (2021)

10,748,272

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