Map of North and South Sudan
South Sudan, a landlocked country in central Africa, was once part of Sudan and became the youngest country in the world since it broke away from Sudan in 2011.
As of 2022, its population is 11.46 million. Equivalent to 0.14% of the world's total population, the main ethnic groups are the Kadin, Nuer, etc., and Juba is the capital and largest city. Although it is a capital city with a population of 400,000, Juba is terrible, and when viewed from the air, it is full of thatched houses and tin houses, and more than 2 floors are considered high-rise buildings, if the thatched houses are dense, it should be considered an urban area.
Except for some asphalt paved concrete roads around the presidential palace, there is not a single decent road in the rest of the country, it is all muddy roads, yellow sand and dust in the dry season, and swampy mud in the rainy season.
Apart from the capital, there is no water supply or electricity, there is no running water system, and the water used by residents is brought to the communities every day by water trucks. As for electricity, the rich buy their own diesel engines to generate electricity, while the poor cannot afford electricity. Sewage discharge is also quite primitive and is regularly recycled by manure trucks. If you don't want to bother, find an empty space where no one is and solve the excretion problem.
The huge capital cannot find a decent big supermarket mall, grocery stores and bazaars are the most frequent places for people to consume, whether it is clothes, groceries, daily necessities, or furniture and appliances, high-quality and cheap Chinese goods are the mainstream.
Despite fertile land to cultivate, war and lack of technology have made agricultural production almost non-existent, with food, vegetables and fruits dependent on imports from neighbouring countries, and most people subsisting on hunting, collecting food or handouts from the United Nations and various other non-governmental organizations.
Most of the cars running on the road are second-hand cars eliminated by Japan, which are tattered and in worrying condition, and the traffic police like to stop foreigners, especially Chinese's cars, and find various reasons to fry oil.
As for nightlife, where does a city with a serious lack of electricity come from night scene, nightlife, dark at night, black lights, no street lights, shops are closed, don't go out and wander around.
The median age of the South Sudan population is 18.6 years. By comparison, the median age of the population in Monaco, the world's oldest country, is 55.4 years. In South Sudan, more than 62% of the population is under the age of 25. South Sudan also has one of the lowest life expectancy in the world, ranking seventh from the bottom in the world with a life expectancy of 59.16 years in 2020, which is a long way off, and 20 years ago life expectancy in South Sudan was only 48.3 years.
Home to hundreds of language groups, South Sudan is one of the most linguistically diverse in Africa. Before independence from Sudan, the official languages were English and Arabic, and after independence, only English was recognized as the official language.
The flag of South Sudan has black, red and green horizontal stripes, separated by two white lines, thick black stripes represent the people, red represents their blood, green represents the fertile land of the country, white symbolizes peace, blue triangle symbolizes the Nile, and yellow stars represent the hope of the people.
About the vast majority (about 80%) of South Sudan's population lives in rural areas. About 82% live in poverty, living on less than $1.90 a day. As a result of the long civil war, half of the population has lost their homes, been displaced and starved.
Despite the high levels of poverty in South Sudan, the country is rich in natural resources. The Nile, oil, marble/dolomite, aluminum, iron ore and gold are the main natural resources of the country, foreign investors control the main oil resources, 85% of the people and do not benefit from the abundance of natural resources.
In 2019, only half of South Sudan's population had access to safe drinking water. In addition, only 10% of the population "has access to basic sanitation."
Less than 50% of South Sudan's population has access to health services, and the government allocates only 2.6% of its budget to healthcare.
More than 70% of South Sudanese children do not attend school. Some children live in pastoral areas and are unable to attend school. This is due to poverty, cultural and religious beliefs and child marriage, which leads to higher dropout rates for girls.