South Sudan
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Africa (Sub-Sahara) |
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Official Language |
English |
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Country code |
+211 |
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Time Zone |
GMT + 3 hours |
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Government System |
Presidential System, Federal Republic |
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Total Population |
10.98 Million people (2018) |
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Population estimate of Indians |
About 1000 Indians |
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Major Cities |
Juba(Capital), Winejok, Malakal, Wau |
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Telecommunication |
3G network is accessible in the entire country. |
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Landlocked Country in East-Central Africa, bordering the east by Ethiopia, to the north by Sudan, to the west by the Central African Republic, to the south-west by Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south by Uganda and to the south east by Kenya. |
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The climate is tropical, hot all year round, with a hot, dry winter and a rainy summer, which is a bit less hot than winter but it's more humid. |
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The country's economy, as in many other developing countries, is heavily dependent on agriculture. South Sudan produced 85% of Sudanese oil output. In recent years, a significant amount of foreign-based oil drilling has begun in South Sudan, raising the land's geopolitical profile. With consumption, non-oil exports, and investment declining, oil production provides the immediate sources of growth in South Sudan. Sudan does have abundant natural resources as she holds one of the richest agricultural areas in Africa, with fertile soils and abundant water supplies |
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Since the economy is still in the process of recovery, there are limited job opportunities for experts. The biggest percentage of experts in the country are employed by the public sector and other humanitarian organizations such as NGOs and Civil Society Organizations. |
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South Sudan has one of largest animal migrations in the world. Even fewer talk about the lakes, rivers, 14 national parks, national reserves, the world’s largest swamp (the Sudd) and probably the best birding site on earth. Some of the national parks in South Sudan are bigger in size to some of the countries in East Africa. |
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While a peace deal was signed in August 2015, South Sudan's recovering education system still faces a great deal of challenges, worsened by social conditions like famine and ongoing violence. However there are a number of International schools in the country i.e Cambridge International School in Juba, University Of Juba, and many others. |
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South Sudan has a health system structured with three tiers: Primary Health Care Units (PHCU), Primary Health Care Centers (PHCC) and Hospitals (which exist as either state, county, police or military). The structures in health services delivery is in the order of community, primary, secondary and tertiary levels. The national ministry of health (MoH) have a decentralized health services in line with the interim constitution of South Sudan. Some of the facilities are World Vision International Zonal Office, Care Plus Medical Clinic. |
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Made up of the 10 southern-most states of Sudan, South Sudan is one of the most diverse countries in Africa. It is home to over 60 different major ethnic groups, and the majority of its people follow traditional religions. Christianity & Traditional religions are the main religions. The challenges of nation, state and peace building have persisted and escalated since the civil war of 2013, reflecting the complex and multifaceted nature of the situation. The issues driving these challenges include multiple, interconnected internal and regional conflicts; disagreements among political and military elites and allies that limit consensus on key governance issues; communal conflicts along ethnic and tribal lines that increase social tensions; weak political and governance institutions; lack of effective governance mechanisms, and corruption. |