Recognised as Country
South Sudan
- SS
- Africa
- SSP
- .ss
South Sudan (SS/SSD) is a country in Africa with its capital at Juba. It covers about 644,329 km² with a population of roughly 11,000,000, uses the SSP, dials on +211, owns the .ss internet domain and keeps its capital on Africa/Juba. It borders 6 countries.
Identity
Official short nameSouth Sudan
CapitalJuba
ContinentAfrica
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2SS
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3SSD
Internet TLD.ss
Calling code+211
Currency codeSSP
Geography
Latitude6.877° N
Longitude31.307° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area644,329 km²248,777 square miles
Land neighbours6
Distance from London5,739 kmto the approximate centre of South Sudan, not to Juba. SE, bearing 138.7°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalAfrica/Jubathe IANA zone for Juba; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+02:00
Observes daylight savingNothe offset is the same all year
Offset in JanuaryUTC+02:00
Offset in JulyUTC+02:00
Current offsetUTC+02:00
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 14:17
Hours ahead of UTC2
Population & scale
Population11,000,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density17.1 per km²≈
Share of world population0.136%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset41 of 196
Population rank in this dataset85 of 196
Neighbouring countries
Ethiopia1,042 km centre to centre
Uganda622 km centre to centre
DR Congo1,611 km centre to centre
Central African Republic1,145 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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