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| Capital | Ramciel | ||||
| Largest city | Juba | ||||
| Language | English | ||||
| Demonym | South Sudanese | ||||
| Government | Federal presidential republic | ||||
| Legislature | National Legislature | ||||
| President | Salva Kiir Mayardit | ||||
| Vice-President | James Wani Igga | ||||
| Population | 8,260,490 | ||||
| Independence | from Sudan | ||||
| declared | February 1965 | ||||
| recognized | March 27, 1972 | ||||
South Sudan, officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in northeastern Africa that gained its independence from Sudan in 1972. Its current capital is Ramciel and Juba is its largest city. South Sudan is bordered by the Republic of the Sudan to the north, 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.
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