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South Sudan

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Key facts

  • currency: South Sudanese Pound
  • capital city: Juba
  • region: Middle Africa
  • continent: Africa
  • land area: 631,930 km²
  • population: 11,088,796 people
  • political leader: Salva Kiir Mayardit (President)
Classified as: place

Summary

South Sudan is a country. The capital city is Juba, located in the Middle Africa region of Africa. It has a land area of 631,930 km², a population of 11,088,796 people and uses the currency South Sudanese Pound. The President is Salva Kiir Mayardit.

Location on a map: [7°0′N, 30°0′E]

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Environment

South Sudan is one of the countries in Africa, countries in Middle Africa and 194 countries in our database.
  • Agricultural land: 282,527.00 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 0.02 % of total energy use
  • Access to electricity: 8.40 % of population
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 99.39 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 0.61 % of total
  • Net energy imports: -1,058.12 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 4.34 births per woman
  • Forest area: 71,570 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 72.22 % of total
  • Median age: 12.80
  • Female population: 5,594,895 people
  • Male population: 5,493,900 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 32.40 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 623,624.99 km²
  • Rural population: 8,738,526 people
  • Urban land area: 666.35 km²
  • Urban population: 2,350,270 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 0.00 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in South Sudan by population

Cities in South Sudan

Relationship between fertility rate and median age in South Sudan

Evolution of historical forest area in South Sudan

Distribution of sites in South Sudan by inscription year

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Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in South Sudan

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Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in South Sudan

Relationship between methane emissions and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time in South Sudan

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time in South Sudan

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban land area in South Sudan

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban population in South Sudan

Evolution of historical land area in South Sudan

Evolution of historical median age in South Sudan

Evolution of historical methane emissions in South Sudan

Relationship between methane and nitrous oxide emissions in South Sudan

Relationship between methane emissions and population in South Sudan

Relationship between methane emissions and rural population in South Sudan

Relationship between methane emissions and urban land area in South Sudan

Relationship between methane emissions and urban population in South Sudan

Geographical distribution of sites in South Sudan by area

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in South Sudan

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and population in South Sudan

Relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions in South Sudan

Relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions in South Sudan

Evolution of historical population in South Sudan

Relationship between urban land area and population in South Sudan

Evolution of historical female population in South Sudan

Evolution of historical male population in South Sudan

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in South Sudan

Evolution of historical rural land area in South Sudan

Evolution of historical rural population in South Sudan

Relationship between rural population and urban land area in South Sudan

Evolution of historical urban land area in South Sudan

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in South Sudan

Evolution of historical urban population in South Sudan

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in South Sudan

Relationship between population and date in South Sudan

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in South Sudan

Evolution of historical agricultural land in South Sudan

Relationship between agricultural land and methane emissions in South Sudan

Relationship between agricultural land and nitrous oxide emissions in South Sudan

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in South Sudan

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in South Sudan

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in South Sudan

Relationship between carbon dioxide and methane emissions in South Sudan

Relationship between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in South Sudan

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban land area in South Sudan

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and urban population in South Sudan

Evolution of historical access to electricity in South Sudan

Relationship between access to electricity and fertility rate in South Sudan

Relationship between access to electricity and life expectancy at birth in South Sudan

Relationship between access to electricity and renewable energy consumption in South Sudan

Relationship between access to electricity and self-employed workers in South Sudan

Sites in South Sudan

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in South Sudan

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in South Sudan

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in South Sudan

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in South Sudan

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in South Sudan

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in South Sudan

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in South Sudan

Evolution of historical net energy imports in South Sudan

Evolution of historical fertility rate in South Sudan

Relationship between fertility rate and life expectancy at birth in South Sudan

Proportion of transboundary sites in South Sudan

Geographical distribution of wildfires in South Sudan by mean width

Wildfires in South Sudan

Relationship between mean length and mean width of wildfires in South Sudan

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Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 53,000 people
  • Democracy score: 0.00
  • Democracy type: Unknown
  • Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence: 1,121,000 people
  • Individuals using the internet: 12.14 % of population
  • Military expenditure: 3.02 % of GDP
  • Net migration: -23,291 people
  • Press freedom: 1.71
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 32.36 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in South Sudan

Relationship between armed forces personnel and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in South Sudan

Relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel in South Sudan

Relationship between armed forces personnel and nitrous oxide emissions in South Sudan

Relationship between armed forces personnel and population in South Sudan

Relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel in South Sudan

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel in South Sudan

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel in South Sudan

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in South Sudan

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in South Sudan

Evolution of historical military expenditure in South Sudan

Evolution of historical net migration in South Sudan

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in South Sudan

Political parties in South Sudan

Distribution of politicians from South Sudan by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in South Sudan

Politicians from South Sudan

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Health

  • Birth rate: 28.86 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 10.74 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 32.68 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 5.86 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.79 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Life expectancy at birth: 56
  • Suicide mortality rate: 3.90 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in South Sudan

Relationship between access to electricity and birth rate over time in South Sudan

Relationship between birth rate and fertility rate in South Sudan

Relationship between birth rate and life expectancy at birth in South Sudan

Relationship between birth rate and median age in South Sudan

Relationship between birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers in South Sudan

Relationship between birth rate and vulnerable employment in South Sudan

Evolution of historical death rate in South Sudan

Relationship between death rate and life expectancy at birth in South Sudan

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in South Sudan

Evolution of historical health expenditure in South Sudan

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in South Sudan

Evolution of historical hospital beds in South Sudan

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in South Sudan

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in South Sudan

Relationship between life expectancy and vulnerable employment in South Sudan

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in South Sudan

Diseases in South Sudan

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in South Sudan

Proportion of diseases in South Sudan by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in South Sudan by start date

Evolution of historical cases in South Sudan

Evolution of historical deaths in South Sudan

Relationship between cases and deaths in South Sudan

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Business

  • Gdp: 11,997,800,760.22 current US$
  • Inflation: 2.38 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 88.91 % of total employment
  • Unemployment: 12.27 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 87.73 % of total employment

Shops in South Sudan

Proportion of CEOs per gender in South Sudan

Companies from South Sudan

Proportion of employee types in companies from South Sudan

Distribution of companies founded in South Sudan by year

Proportion of revenue types by company in South Sudan

Evolution of historical central government debt in South Sudan

Evolution of historical expense in South Sudan

Evolution of historical GDP in South Sudan

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in South Sudan

Evolution of historical inflation in South Sudan

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in South Sudan

Relationship between self-employment and vulnerable employment in South Sudan

Evolution of historical tax revenue in South Sudan

Evolution of historical unemployment in South Sudan

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in South Sudan

Exchanges in South Sudan

Proportion of shops per country in South Sudan

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from South Sudan by birth year

Proportion of athletes per gender in South Sudan

Athletes from South Sudan

Proportion of competitions per city in South Sudan

Competitions in South Sudan

Proportion of competitions per country in South Sudan

Distribution of competitions in South Sudan by start date

Proportion of medals won by South Sudan in the Olympics

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Culture

Artists from South Sudan

Distribution of artists from South Sudan by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in South Sudan

Geographical distribution of museums in South Sudan by visitors

Museums in South Sudan

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in South Sudan by total students

Distribution of universities in South Sudan per foundation year

Universities in South Sudan

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In literature

There are 58 books written about South Sudan in the database

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Details

This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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