SOUTH SUDAN

Republic of South Sudan · SS / SSD / 728

ISO 3166-1 SSD · 728

South Sudan is a middle africa country in Africa. It has a population of 8,260,490, uses SSP, speaks English.

Population 8,260,490

Area (km²) 619,745

Capital Juba

Region Middle Africa

All facts

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ISO alpha-3: SSD
ISO numeric: 728
Calling code: +211
TLD: .ss
Driving side: —
Currencies: SSP
Languages: eng
Timezones: —
Flag: 🇸🇸

Cities

top 23 by population

Juba Central Equatoria 450,000

Winejok Northern Bahr al Ghazal 300,000

Yei Central Equatoria 260,720

Malakal Upper Nile 160,765

Wau Western Bahr al Ghazal 127,384

Kuacjok Warrap 78,000

Pajok Eastern Equatoria 49,000

Gogrial Warrap 44,600

Yambio Western Equatoria 40,382

Aweil Northern Bahr al Ghazal 38,745

Rumbek Lakes 32,083

Bor Jonglei 26,782

Torit Eastern Equatoria 20,048

Leer Unity 17,827

Tonj Warrap 17,338

Kafia Kingi Western Bahr al Ghazal 16,000

Maridi Western Equatoria 14,224

Yirol Lakes 11,650

Tambura Western Equatoria 9,500

Kodok Upper Nile 7,709

Bentiu Unity 7,653

Kapoeta Eastern Equatoria 7,042

Raja Western Bahr al Ghazal 3,700

Airports

top 5

JUB

Juba International Airport

Large airport

MAK

Malakal International Airport

Medium airport

HSRJ

Raga Airport

Small airport

HSRN

Renk Airport

Small airport

HSTO

Tonj Airport

Small airport

Universities

linked

University of Juba

juba.edu.sd

University of Northern Bahr El-Ghazal

unbeg.edu.sd

FAQ

4 questions

What currency does South Sudan use?: SSP.
What languages are spoken in South Sudan?: English.
What is the capital of South Sudan?: Juba.
How many cities are in South Sudan?: 23 on record.

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/SS

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    "capital": "Juba",
    "region": "Africa",
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    "population": 8260490,
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    "longitude": 30.0,
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