South Sudan
Africa · Eastern Africa
Key facts
- Capital
- Juba
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Population (2025)
- 12.2 million (12,188,788) · rank 80 of 193
- Area (2023)
- 646,883 km² · rank 41 of 193
- People per km²
- 19 (calculated from the two figures above)
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (2025, 2023), CC BY 4.0. data.worldbank.org
Test yourself
The first question is always South Sudan, then four more countries of the same region.
Unfolding the map…
Neighbours on the map
Countries whose outline shares a border with South Sudan in the map data: 6.
- Central African Republic capitals 1,440 km apart
- DR Congo capitals 2,080 km apart
- Ethiopia capitals 920 km apart
- Kenya capitals 900 km apart
- Sudan capitals 1,200 km apart
- Uganda capitals 520 km apart
Based on the Natural Earth 1:110m outlines. The 29 states drawn as dots are not counted as neighbours.
The flag
Flags with a similar colour layout, used as wrong options on Hard: Kenya, Malawi, Saudi Arabia, Nauru.
In the quizzes
The levels on which South Sudan is asked in each selection:
In four languages
| Country | Capital | |
|---|---|---|
| English | South Sudan | Juba |
| Italiano | Sud Sudan | Giuba |
| Magyar | Dél-Szudán | Juba |
| Suomi | Etelä-Sudan | Juba |