Country name:
conventional long form: Republic of South Sudan
conventional short form:
South Sudan
Government type:
republic
Capital:
name: Juba
geographic coordinates:
04 51 N 31 37 E
time difference:
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Administrative divisions:
10 states; Central Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei, Lakes, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Unity, Upper Nile, Warrap, Western Bahr el Ghazal, Western Equatoria
Independence:
9 July 2011 (from Sudan)
National holiday:
Independence Day, 9 July (2011)
Constitution:
previous 2005 (preindependence); latest signed 7 July 2011 (Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, 2011); note - in January 2013, the mandate of the South Sudan National Constitutional Review Commission to address additional constitutional amendments was extended (2013)
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
[see also: Suffrage country ranks ]
Executive branch:
chief of state: President Salva KIIR Mayardit (since 9 July 2011); Vice President James Wani IGGA (since 23 August 2013); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
head of government:
President Salva KIIR Mayardit (since 9 July 2011); Vice President James Wani IGGA (since 23 August 2013)
cabinet:
National Council of Ministers; appointed by the president and approved by a resolution from the Legislative Assembly
elections:
president elected by popular vote for a four-year term; election last held on 11-15 April 2010 (next to be held in 2015)
election results:
Salva KIIR Mayardit elected president; percent of vote - Salva KIIR Mayardit 93%, Lam AKOL 7%
Legislative branch:
bicameral National Legislature consists of the National Legislative Assembly (332 seats) and the Council of States (50 seats); members serve four-year terms
elections:
National Legislative Assembly - last held 11-15 April 2010 (next to be held in 2015); Council of States - established and members appointed 1 August 2011
election results:
National Legislative Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - SPLM 251, SPLM-DC 6, NCP 3, independent 6, unknown 66; Council of States - seats by party - SPLM 20, unknown 30
note:
a presidential decree of 1 August 2011 reconstituted the National Legislative Assembly, as permitted under Article 94 of the Transitional Constitution, to include the 170 members elected 11-15 April 2010, 96 former members of the National Assembly of the Republic of Sudan, and 66 newly appointed members for a total of 332; a presidential decree also established a Council of States, initially with 50 members - the 20 former members of the Council of States of the Republic of Sudan plus an additional 30 appointed representatives
Judicial branch:
highest court(s): Supreme Court of South Sudan (consists 7 justices including the court president and deputy president and organized into panels of 3 justices except when sitting as a Constitutional panel of all 7 justices)
judge selection and term of office:
judges appointed by the president upon proposal of the Judicial Service Council, a 9-member judicial and administrative body; judge tenure NA
subordinate courts:
national level: Courts of Appeal; High Courts; County Courts; state level: High Courts; County Courts; customary courts; other specialized courts and tribunals
Political parties and leaders:
Sudan People's Liberation Movement or SPLM [Salva KIIR Mayardit]
International organization participation:
AU, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOM, ITU, MIGA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Akec KHOC Aciew Khoc (since 24 July 2012)
chancery:
1233 20th St. NW, Suite 602, Washington, DC 20036
telephone:
[1] (202) 293-7940
FAX:
[1] (202) 293-7941
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Susan D. PAGE (since 18 October 2011)
embassy:
located on Kololo Road adjacent to the EU's compound, Juba
telephone:
[211] (0) 912-105-188
Flag description:
three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green; the red band is edged in white; a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side contains a gold, five-pointed star; black represents the people of South Sudan, red the blood shed in the struggle for freedom, green the verdant land, and blue the waters of the Nile; the gold star represents the unity of the states making up South Sudan
note:
resembles the flag of Kenya; one of only two national flags to display six colors as part of its primary design, the other is South Africa's
National symbol(s):
African fish eagle
National anthem:
name: South Sudan Oyee! (Hooray!)
lyrics/music:
collective of 49 poets/Juba University students and teachers
note:
adopted 2011; the anthem was selected in a national contest
NOTE: 1) The information regarding South Sudan on this page is re-published from the 2014 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of South Sudan Government 2014 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about South Sudan Government 2014 should be addressed to the CIA.
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