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'''South Sudan''' ({{IPAc-en|s|uː|ˈ|d|ɑː|n|,_|-|ˈ|d|æ|n}}),<ref>{{citation|last=Wells|first=John C.|year=2008|title=Longman Pronunciation Dictionary|edition=3rd|publisher=Longman|isbn=978-1-4058-8118-0}}</ref><ref>{{citation|last=Roach|first=Peter|year=2011|title=Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary|edition=18th|place=Cambridge|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-15253-2}}</ref> officially known as the '''Republic of South Sudan''',<ref name="factbook">{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/south-sudan/ |title=South Sudan |date=11 July 2011 |work=[[The World Factbook]] |publisher=[[CIA]] |access-date=14 July 2011 }}</ref> is a [[landlocked country]] in [[East Africa|East-Central Africa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/south-sudan/|title=The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency|website=www.cia.gov|access-date=12 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="UN classification of world regions">{{cite web |title=UN classification of world regions Eastern Africa: South Sudan |url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm |publisher=UN |access-date=25 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417070721/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm |archive-date=17 April 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is bordered to the east by [[Ethiopia]], to the north by [[Sudan]], to the west by the [[Central African Republic]], to the southwest by [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], to the south by [[Uganda]] and to the southeast by [[Kenya]].

It gained independence from the [[Republic of the Sudan]] in 2011, making it the most recent sovereign state or country with widespread recognition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/which-are-the-youngest-countries-of-the-world.html|title=The World's Youngest Countries|website=WorldAtlas|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> Its capital and largest city is [[Juba]]. It includes the vast swamp region of the [[Sudd]], formed by the [[White Nile]] and known locally as the ''[[Bahr al Jabal (river)|Bahr al Jabal]]'' meaning "Mountain River".<ref>eg. example reference in https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Bahr+al+Jabal</ref> Sudan was occupied by [[History of Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty|Egypt]] under the [[Muhammad Ali dynasty]] and was governed as an [[Anglo-Egyptian Sudan|Anglo-Egyptian condominium]] until Sudanese independence in 1956. Following the [[First Sudanese Civil War]], the [[Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (1972–83)|Southern Sudan Autonomous Region]] was formed in 1972 and lasted until 1983. A [[Second Sudanese Civil War|second Sudanese civil war]] soon broke out, ending in 2005 with the [[Comprehensive Peace Agreement]]. Later that year, southern autonomy was restored when an [[Autonomous Government of Southern Sudan]] was formed. South Sudan became an [[independent state]] on 9 July 2011, following 98.83% support for independence in [[South Sudanese independence referendum, 2011|a January 2011 referendum]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sJugNxYVA8 |title=Broadcast of Declaration of Independence (part 1) |publisher=Youtube.com |date=10 July 2011 |access-date=2 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721084549/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sJugNxYVA8 |archive-date=21 July 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/Laseranthem#p/a/u/0/v5m4JUyBW38 |title=Broadcast of Declaration of Independence (part 2) |publisher=Youtube.com |date=19 June 2011 |access-date=2 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707130327/http://www.youtube.com/user/Laseranthem#p/a/u/0/v5m4JUyBW38 |archive-date=7 July 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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