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 South Sudan 
 Main prefix
 Z8 
 Callsigns series
 Z8A-Z8Z 
 Time zone
 +3 h 
 Continent
 Africa 
 ITU zone
 47, 48 
 CQ zone
 34 
 
          South Sudan          
 
 South Sudan: South Sudan 
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          South Sudan          
 
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          South Sudan          
 
 Flag 
 Flag description 
Three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green; the red band is edged in white; a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side contains a gold, five-pointed star; black represents the people of South Sudan, red the blood shed in the struggle for freedom, green the verdant land, and blue the waters of the Nile; the gold star represents the unity of the states making up South Sudan
 
          South Sudan          
 
 South Sudan 
 Capital: 
Juba
 Administrative
 divisions: 
10 states: Central Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei, Lakes, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Unity, Upper Nile, Warrap, Western Bahr el Ghazal, Western Equatoria.
 Population: 
8,260,490
 Languages: 
English (official), Arabic (includes Juba and Sudanese variants) (official), regional languages include Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande, Shilluk
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
8° 00' N, 30° 00' E
 Area total: 
644,329 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
5,413 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Central African Republic 989 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 639 km, Ethiopia 934 km, Kenya 232 km, Sudan 2,184 km, Uganda 435 km
 Coastline: 
0 km (landlocked)
 Elevation
 extremes: 
NA - Kinyeti 3,187 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.ss
 Currency: 
South Sudanese pound (SSP)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Republic of South Sudan
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
South Sudan
 Independence: 
9 July 2011 (from Sudan)
 Constitution: 
Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan 2011, effective 9 July 2011
 Government
 type: 
Republika
 National
 holiday: 
Independence Day, (9 July 2011)
 
          South Sudan          

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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