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The States of South Sudan were created out of the three historic former provinces (and contemporary regions) of Bahr el Ghazal (northwest), Equatoria (southern), and Greater Upper Nile (northeast). The states are further divided into 79 counties. In October 2015, South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit issued a decree establishing 28 states ...
381 m (1,250.0 ft) Longest river. White Nile. A map of South Sudan, showing towns, cities, and disputed areas on its borders. The geography of South Sudan describes the physical features of South Sudan, a country in East Africa. South Sudan is a landlocked country and borders – clockwise – Sudan from the north, Ethiopia from the east, Kenya ...
South Sudan (/ s uː ˈ d ɑː n,-ˈ d æ n /), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. [16] It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the west by Central African Republic. South Sudan's diverse landscape ...
It was previously known as Southern Sudan. It is located south of Sudan, and includes the vast swamp region of the Sudd, formed by the White Nile and known locally as the Bahr al Jabal. South Sudan became an independent state on 9 July 2011, following a referendum that passed with 98.83% of the vote. [2][3] It is a United Nations member state ...
Gold Coast, Slave Coast, Ivory Coast and Pepper Coast. Rhodesia (region) (Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia) Mayombe. The Congo Basin is the rainforest region. The Chad Basin is the largest endorheic drainage basin in Africa, centered on Lake Chad. East African Rift. The region contains Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda.
Equatoria is the southernmost region of South Sudan, along the upper reaches of the White Nile and the border between South Sudan and Uganda. Juba, the national capital and the largest city in South Sudan, is located in Equatoria. Originally a province of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, it also contained most of northern parts of present-day Uganda ...
Rank Region HDI (2022) Low human development 1 Central Equatoria 0.459 2 Western Equatoria 0.426 3 Upper Nile: 0.422 4 Western Bahr el Ghazal 0.412 – South Sudan 0.381
Geologic map of South Sudan. The geology of South Sudan is founded on Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rocks, that cover 40 percent of the country's surface and underlie other rock units. The region was affected by the Pan-African orogeny in the Neoproterozoic and extensional tectonics in the Mesozoic that deposited very thick oil-bearing ...