https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb All about South Sudan en-us 2017-03-02 18:24:59 UTC 2025-12-24 01:09:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157434827 South Sudan has been inhabited by humans for thousands of years.]]> 2017-03-02 18:30:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157434827 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157435168 The first great empire was the kingdom of Kush which in the 8th century became very powerful and took control over Egypt for some time even.]]> 2017-03-02 18:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157435168 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157437023 But in 590 BC Egypt looted the capital of Kush, Napata, and kicked the Kushites out of there.]]> 2017-03-02 18:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157437023 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157438074 Khartoum is the major city of South Sudan. It is the capital of South Sudan. it has a population of 5.021 million and it was founded in 1821.]]> 2017-03-02 18:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157438074 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157440262 South Sudan is  2,505,810 square km big.

It is slightly more than one quarter the size of the US.]]> 2017-03-02 18:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157440262 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157441226 South Sudan is located in the continent of Africa.

Its geographical coordinates are:

15 00 N, 30 00 E

Its geographic low point  is at the Red Sea at 0 meters, and its geographic high point is at Kinyeti, at 3,187 meters.]]> 2017-03-02 18:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157441226 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157443943 Most of South Sudan is made up of flat plains, with mountains in the far south, northeast, and west, and desert in the north.]]> 2017-03-02 18:55:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157443943 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157446385 In the south the climate is tropical, while in the north, it is just dry desert. There is a rainy season that varies in different areas, but it is usually in between April and November.]]> 2017-03-02 19:01:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157446385 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157708191 The main Natural Resource from South Sudan is Petroleum. They provide a lot of Petroleum.]]> 2017-03-03 18:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157708191 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157711297 They also have major deposits of chromium ore - which is crystallized magma used for many things,]]> 2017-03-03 18:56:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157711297 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157711810
copper, iron ore, mica - which is a type of mineral -]]> 2017-03-03 18:57:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157711810 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157712030  silver, gold, tungsten - which is a chemical element -]]> 2017-03-03 18:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157712030 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157712162 - and zinc - which is another chemical element.]]> 2017-03-03 18:59:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157712162 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157735992 Salva Kiir Mayardit became president of South Sudan when it was still part of Sudan and head of the Sudan's People Liberation Movement (SPLM) in 2005. In 2010, he was actually reelected. In July 2011 South Sudan turned independent, and he became president of it.]]> 2017-03-03 20:27:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157735992 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157737565 But 2 years later, Vice President Riek Machar tried to run a coup, but failed, and Mr. Kiir had to sack his whole cabinet, which resulted in Civil War.]]> 2017-03-03 20:37:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157737565 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157738986 Finally, in 2014, the government and rebels agreed to peace talks, and in August 2015 a deal was signed under threat. Mr. Machar was brought into a new government as Vice President but was sacked again due to another attempt at conflict.]]> 2017-03-03 20:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157738986 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157740371 The current Currency used in South Sudan is the Sudanese Dinar (SDD)

The day of Independence happened on 1 January 1956 and the National holiday is Independence Day.]]> 2017-03-03 20:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157740371 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157741546 The Nationality is Sudanese.

The National symbol is a secretary bird.]]> 2017-03-03 21:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157741546 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157741827 The National Anthem is called Nahnu Djundulla Djundulwatan (We Are the Army of God and of Our Land)]]> 2017-03-03 21:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157741827 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157742272 Arabic is the official language of South Sudan but other languages like Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, and English are also spoken.]]> 2017-03-03 21:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157742272 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157742722 70% of the population in the North of South Sudan believe in Sunni Muslim, 25% of the total population believe in indigenous beliefs, 5% of the population is Christian in the South and Khartoum.]]> 2017-03-03 21:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157742722 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157743247 The types of government are Government of National Unity (GNU), The National Congress Party (NCP), and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)]]> 2017-03-03 21:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157743247 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157746467 The life expectancy for a person living in South Sudan would be 58 years! This is because they don't have clean water and food. Plus, they have very little doctors that are actually good.  Most people never get to see a doctor. Many children die even before they reach the age of 5]]> 2017-03-03 21:53:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157746467 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157748141 2017-03-03 22:11:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157748141 sdatum23 https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157748332 2017-03-03 22:13:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sdatum23/dd5c94shorqb/wish/157748332