SSD · Africa
South Sudan
South Sudan, officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by 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.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Alert
Sanctions targeting the country: UN (1 regime, 8 listings), United States (1 regime, 24 listings), United Kingdom (1 regime, 12 listings), European Union (1 regime, 9 listings). UN, OFAC, FCDO, EU · 2026.10.07
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Watch
2.4 million refugees originating from the country. UNHCR 2025
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 0/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Crise
9.6 /10 risk
- Security 9.5
- Legitimacy 1.7
- Economy 0.0
- Diplomacy 0.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 8 people and 0 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regimes: South Sudan (6), Central African Republic (1), Sudan (1).
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 36 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 13 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 8 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Juba
- Population
- 15,786,898 inh.
- Area
- 619,745 km²
- Currency
- SSP
- Regime
- federal republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Salva Kiir
Parliament
Assemblée législative
550 seats
Inception 2011
Conseil des États
100 seats
Inception 2011
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
Inflation
91.4 %
Unemployment
12.4 %
Defense / GDP
2.0 %
Life expectancy
57.7 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.13/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
0/100
Corruption (CPI)
9/100
Press freedom (RSF)
46/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#133
Annual budget
0.1 Md$
Defense effort
3.4 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
2 Md$
Imports
2 Md$
Balance
0 Md$
Top exports
- 91% Pétrole brut
Top imports
- 17% Pétrole raffiné
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
31%
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GBR
33%
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FRA
36%
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DEU
36%
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RUS
56%
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CHN
71%
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IND
67%
Abstention: 25%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
- 2026-12-22
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.388/1
Refugees hosted
601,818
Refugees originating
2,386,499
National anthem
South Sudan Oyee!
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- African Union
- EAC
- IGAD
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,416 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 6,674, or ×2.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)