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What country owns South Sudan?
South Sudan is located in Africa and became independent from the neighboring Republic of Sudan, which borders South Sudan to the north, on July 9, 2011. South Sudan is the 54th and thus the youngest state in Africa. It covers an area of 644,329 square kilometers.
The tributary of the Nile called Bahr al-Arab roughly represents the border with northern Sudan in the northwest. However, some areas are controversial, these include, above all, regions where the country’s oil deposits are located.
The border countries of South Sudan
South Sudan is a landlocked country, so it does not border any sea. The country borders Ethiopia to the east, Kenya to the southeast, Uganda to the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the southwest and the Central African Republic to the west.
Before the vote on the independence of South Sudan, the country, along with neighboring Sudan, was the largest country on the African continent.
Is South Sudan a rich or poor country?
What is South Sudan now called?
Is South Sudan Arab or African?
