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South Sudan at a glance

The atlas follows 5,301 places here month by month, with 13 mountains and 1 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and December.

South Sudan's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+389%2.49M in 1950 → 12.2M in 2025 → 18.3M in 2050
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South Sudan · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$1,2002015 · 192/195 among countries · World: $15,300
Life expectancy57.72024 · 209/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities22 %2025 · 205/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet7 %2019 · 184/186 among countries · World: 54 %
Children per woman3.792024 · 31/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover11 %2024 · 159/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to South Sudan

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

Places and regions of South Sudan

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

10 regions

South Sudan from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for South Sudan
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Jubabest Jan–Feb · Dec36Juba
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Waubest Jan · Nov–Dec34Wau
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Tonjbest Jan–Feb · Dec34Tonj
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Yirolbest Jan–Feb · Dec36Yirol
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Kapoetabest Jan–Feb · Dec30Kapoeta
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Deim Zubeirbest Jan · Nov–Dec38Deim Zubeir

Nature in South Sudan

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in South Sudan

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in South Sudan

1 monuments and 3 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in South Sudan

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in South Sudan

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to South Sudan

1 large airports, 1 railway stations; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

Plugs
Emergency911Calling code +211
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencySouth Sudanese PoundSSP
LanguagesEnglish
Local time16:26Juba