South Sudan
Juba's landlocked homeland
South Sudan is a country in East Africa, the world's youngest nation, having gained independence from Sudan in 2011 after decades of civil war.
Despite significant oil reserves, it remains among the poorest and least developed countries, plagued by ethnic conflict and political instability since independence.
Capital: Juba.
Domestic armed conflict
- violenceHarmful physical force
- ethnic conflictStrife between identity groups
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
IDPs · humanitarian crisis · famine · atrocities · child soldiers · militias · peacekeepers · ceasefire
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- pastoralismMobile livestock husbandry
- tribesAncestral social groups
- clansRelated family groups
- scarificationIntentional shallow skin cuts
cattle raids · bride price · traditional chiefs · communal lands · oral traditions · wrestling · music · dance
Freedom from external control
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
liberation · autonomy · statehood · republic · constitution · flag · anthem · 2011
Eastern African river branch
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- swampsWaterlogged forested wetlands
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
tributaries · landlocked · tropical · rainy season · dry season · wildlife
Slippery viscous fluid
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- pipelinesTubes for transporting fluids
- revenue sharingDistributing income among stakeholders
- teakTropical shipbuilding timber
mahogany · gold · agriculture · sorghum · groundnuts · livestock · gum arabic · food insecurity
civil war
Domestic armed conflict
- violenceHarmful physical force
- ethnic conflictStrife between identity groups
- displacementRemoval from usual location
refugees · IDPs · humanitarian crisis · famine · atrocities · child soldiers · militias · peacekeepers · ceasefire · peace agreement
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- pastoralismMobile livestock husbandry
- tribesAncestral social groups
- clansRelated family groups
scarification · cattle raids · bride price · traditional chiefs · communal lands · oral traditions · wrestling · music · dance · beadwork
independence
Freedom from external control
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
self-determination · liberation · autonomy · statehood · republic · constitution · flag · anthem · 2011 · CPA
White Nile
Eastern African river branch
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- swampsWaterlogged forested wetlands
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
floodplain · tributaries · landlocked · tropical · rainy season · dry season · wildlife
oil
Slippery viscous fluid
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- pipelinesTubes for transporting fluids
- revenue sharingDistributing income among stakeholders
teak · mahogany · gold · agriculture · sorghum · groundnuts · livestock · gum arabic · food insecurity · underdevelopment
- AfricaEgypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Algeria
- NationsChina, France, Japan, Germany, Mexico
- Landlocked CountriesAustria, Switzerland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Czechia
- independencefreedom, liberty, Independence Day, autonomy, sovereignty
- Oil CountriesSaudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, UAE
- Southern PlacesDixie, Patagonia, Antarctica
south, southern, southward, Sudan, southerner, southwards, South, Southland