South Sudan
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Country Profile
Location: North Africa, East-Central Africa; south of Sudan, north of Uganda and Kenya, west of Ethiopia
Geographical
Size: land: 644,329 sq km
Climate: hot with seasonal rainfall influenced by the annual shift of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone; rainfall heaviest in upland areas of the south and diminishes to the north
Population: 12,703,714 (2024 est.)
Population
Growth Rate: 4.65% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups: Dinka (Jieng) approximately 35-40%, Nuer (Naath) approximately 15%, Shilluk (Chollo), Azande, Bari, Kakwa, Kuku, Murle, Mandari, Didinga, Ndogo, Bviri, Lndi, Anuak, Bongo, Lango, Dungotona, Acholi, Baka, Fertit (2011 est.)
Languages: English (official), Arabic (includes Juba and Sudanese variants), regional languages include Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande, Shilluk
Religion: animist, Christian, Muslim
Capital
City: Juba
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