Africa · Eastern Africa
South Sudan
Official travel advice warns against all travel to South Sudan at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
Photo: Rigan123 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Capital
- Juba
- Currency
- SSP
- South Sudanese Pound
- Local time
- Central Africa TimeUTC+02:00
- Calling code
- +211
- Driving
- On the right
Facts
South Sudan in figures
- Capital
- Juba
- Currency
- South Sudanese Pound SSPToday's indicative rate: SSP 1,000 ≈ USD 0.167Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Languages
- Official: EnglishSpoken: English
- Time zones
- Central Africa TimeUTC+02:00
- Calling code
- +211
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Not recorded in Wikidata
- Emergency numbers
- 911general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Population
- 12,188,788 (2025, World Bank)
- Area
- 644,329 km²
- Internet domain
- .ss
When to go
Climate across South Sudan
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean daily highs, modelled for an area about 50 km across: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. A cell's swatch says what the month is like (key above).
On the map
Where South Sudan is
The dashed box is the extent of the country's main landmass, from Natural Earth; outlying islands fall outside it. The dots are the cities with pages of their own.
Land borders
Cities
Cities in South Sudan
Airports
Airports in South Sudan
Visas and entry
Visas and entry
Entry rules depend on your passport and change often, so this page does not state them. Check the destination government's official immigration website, or ask our visa desk to check your case for you.
Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to South Sudan at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)