South Sudan
South Sudan
Capital Juba
644,329 km² · 12,188,788 people (2025) · South Sudanese pound
The Sudd, where the White Nile spreads across the plain, is one of the largest wetlands in the world and can more than double in size in the wet season. So much water evaporates there that the Nile leaves South Sudan with roughly half the flow it entered with.
The facts
- Capital
- Juba
- Area
- 644,329 km² — 248,777 sq mi
- Population
- 12,188,788 (2025)
- Density
- 18.9 people per km²
- Currency
- South Sudanese pound (SSP, £)
- Official language
- English
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Calling code
- +211
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- SS · SSD
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 43 of 200
- By population
- 81 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 676,578 | 54,850,648 |
| Afghanistan | 652,230 | 43,844,111 |
| South Sudan ← | 644,329 | 12,188,788 |
| France | 643,801 | 68,720,337 |
| Somalia | 637,657 | 19,654,739 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of South Sudan?
- Juba
- What currency does South Sudan use?
- The South Sudanese pound (SSP).
- How big is South Sudan?
- 644,329 km², or 248,777 square miles — 43 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does South Sudan drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Myanmar 676,578 km²
- Afghanistan 652,230 km²
- France 643,801 km²
- Somalia 637,657 km²
- Nigeria Africa
- Ethiopia Africa
- Egypt Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa
- Tanzania Africa
- South Africa Africa
- Kenya Africa
- Sudan Africa
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)