Countries

South Sudan

South Sudan is a landlocked country in East Africa that voted to separate from Sudan and became independent in 2011. The White Nile flows north through it, and oil provides nearly all of its export earnings.

The wide, calm Nile at Juba seen over a railing, with low green banks on the far side

The Nile at Juba

Photo: Rigan123, CC BY-SA 4.0

Black for the people, red for the blood shed for freedom, green for the land, white for peace, blue for the Nile and the yellow star for unity. Adopted in 2005, six years before independence.

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