World Countries

South Sudan

South Sudan coat of arms
The flag of South Sudan is composed of three equal horizontal bands of black, red with white top and bottom edges, and green. A blue equilateral triangle which spans about two-fifth the width of the field is superimposed on the hoist side with its base on the hoist end of the field. At the center of this triangle is a five-pointed yellow star.

Common Name: South Sudan

Official Name: Republic of South Sudan

Geographic Details

CapitalJuba
Continent(s)Africa
RegionAfrica
SubregionMiddle Africa
Landlocked✅
Area619,745 km²
Coordinates(7° 0' N, 30° 0' E)

Demographic and Political Information

Population15,786,898
CurrencySouth Sudanese pound (£)
TimezonesUTC+03:00
LanguagesEnglish
UN Member✅

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.ss
Calling Code+2
Independent✅
Start of weeksunday
alpha2CodeSS
alpha3CodeSSD