South Sudan

Interesting Facts About South Sudan

• South Sudan is a landlocked country in East Africa bordered by six nations: Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Central African Republic.
• The Nile River system runs through the center of South Sudan from south to north, dominating a landscape that includes a large swamp known as the Sudd.
• The Dinka are the largest ethnic group in South Sudan, making up approximately 40 per cent of the population, followed by the Nuer at approximately 20 per cent.
• Seventy languages are spoken in South Sudan, of which 60 are indigenous and have been granted constitutional status as 'national languages'.
• The South Sudanese diaspora has established major communities in North America, Western Europe, and Oceania, with significant populations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
• South Sudan's landscape is highly diverse, featuring vast plains and plateaus, dry and tropical savannahs, inland floodplains, and forested mountains.

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