🌍 Geography
Location: East-Central Africa; south of Sudan, north of Uganda and Kenya, west of Ethiopia
Area & Boundaries
Total Area
644,329 km²
Land Area
N/A km²
Water Area
N/A km²
World Rank by Area
#null
Land Boundaries
6,018 km
Coastline
N/A km
Bordering Countries
Central African Republic 1 (N/A km)
055 km; Democratic Republic of the Congo (714 km)
299 km; Kenya (317 km)
158 km; Uganda (475 km)
Terrain & Climate
Terrain: plains in the north and center rise to southern highlands along the border with Uganda and Kenya; the White Nile, flowing north out of the uplands of Central Africa, is the major geographic feature of the country; The Sudd (a name derived from floating vegetation that hinders navigation) is a large swampy area of more than 100,000 sq km fed by the waters of the White Nile that dominates the center of the country
Climate: hot with seasonal rainfall influenced by the annual shift of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone; rainfall heaviest in upland areas of the south and diminishes to the north
Elevation
Highest Point
: N/Am
Lowest Point
: nullm
Mean Elevation
N/Am
Natural Resources
hydropower, fertile agricultural land, gold, diamonds, petroleum, hardwoods, limestone, iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver
👥 Demographics
Population Overview
Total Population (2024)
12,703,714
World Rank
#null
Growth Rate
4.65%
Urbanization
null%
Age & Life Expectancy
Median Age
18.7 years
Life Expectancy
null years
Birth Rate
36.4 per 1,000
Death Rate
8.9 per 1,000
Major Urban Areas
Education
Literacy Rate: null% (Male: null%, Female: null%)
💼 Economy
low-income, oil-based Sahelian economy; extreme poverty and food insecurity; COVID-19 and ongoing violence threaten socioeconomic potential; environmentally fragile; ongoing land and property rights issues; natural resource rich but lacks infrastructure
GDP & Economic Indicators
GDP (PPP)
N/A
GDP (Official Rate)
$4.63 billion
GDP per Capita (PPP)
N/A
World GDP Rank
#null
GDP Growth Rate
null%
Unemployment Rate
null%
Inflation Rate
91.4%
Public Debt (% of GDP)
null%
GDP Composition by Sector
Agriculture
10.4%
Industry
33.1%
Services
56.6%
Trade
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves
N/A
Currency
(null)
🏛️ Government
Government Type
presidential republic
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive Branch
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Legislative Branch
National Holiday
Independence Day, 9 July (2011)
📈 Social Indicators
Physicians
0.04 per 1,000
Health Expenditure
5.9% of GDP
Education Expenditure
1.6% of GDP