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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)

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Data refreshed on 2026.11.04 · source: Wikidata

Points to watch 2026.11.04

  • 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 · 2026.11.03

  • Watch

    2.4 million refugees originating from the country. UNHCR 2025

  • Context

    President, Assembly and Council of States on 2026.12.22, in 48 days.

  • 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.

State under international sanctions

  • UN South Sudan · resolution 2206 · since 2015 · 8 people and 0 entities listed
  • United States 1 programme · 24 listings: 18 people, 6 entities
  • EU 1 regime · 9 listings: 9 people, 0 entities
  • United Kingdom 1 regime · 12 listings: 12 people, 0 entities

UN list of 2026.11.03: 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 2026.10.27), United Kingdom 13 (list of 2026.11.03), EU 8 (list of 2026.10.23).

Capital
Juba
Population
15,786,898 inh.
Area
619,745 km²
Currency
SSP
Regime
federal republic

Executive in office

Head of State

Salva Kiir

since 2011.07.09 Mouvement populaire de libération du Soudan

Government in office · 2 members

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

James Pitia Morgan

since 2026.04.29 Foreign affairs

Minister of Transport and Roads

Lam Akol

since 2025.05.07 Mouvement populaire de libération du Soudan

Parliament

Assemblée législative

550 seats

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Inception 2011

  • Sudan People's Liberation Movement SPLM 332
  • Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition SPLM-IO 128
  • South Sudan Opposition Alliance SSOA 50
  • Independent politician 30
  • Former detainees 10

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Conseil des États

100 seats

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Inception 2011

  • Sudan People's Liberation Movement SPLM 46
  • Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition SPLM-IO 27
  • South Sudan Opposition Alliance SSOA 10
  • Independent politician 9
  • Vacant 8

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

Inflation

91.4 %

2024 ↑ +89.1 pt vs 2023

Unemployment

12.4 %

2023 ↓ -0.1 pt vs 2022

Defense / GDP

3.4 %

2025 ↓ -3.1 pt vs 2024

Life expectancy

57.7 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.2 % vs 2023

Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.13/1

#162 closed autocracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

0/100

Not Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

9/100

#1812025

Press freedom (RSF)

46/100

#1182026

Military posture SIPRI · 2025

Global spending rank

#133

SIPRI 2025

Annual budget

0.1 Md$

2025USD constants 2024

Defense effort

3.4 %PIB

2025

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

2 Md$

Imports

2 Md$

Balance

0 Md$

Top exports

  • Pétrole brut

Top imports

  • Pétrole raffiné

Export partners

Import partners

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

  • USA 31%
  • GBR 33%
  • FRA 36%
  • DEU 36%
  • RUS 56%
  • CHN 71%
  • IND 67%

Abstention: 25%

Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-11-04

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.388/1

#1932023

Refugees hosted

601,818

UNHCR 2025

Refugees originating

2,386,499

UNHCR 2025

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 5,334 times a day (French and English). On 2026.11.03: 7,191, or ×1.6.

French + English French usual level 2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

  • Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
  • 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 2026-11-04
  • Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
  • Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-11-04
  • UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
  • Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)