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Entity :
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
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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
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)