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Economic Indicator: Geography (Location, geographic coordinates, map references, area, terrain, elevation extremes, borders, coastline and maritime claims)
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: South Sudanese pound
Currency Symbol: SSP
Location: East-Central Africa; south of Sudan, north of Uganda and Kenya, west of Ethiopia
Geographic Coordinates: 8 00 N, 30 00 E
Map References: Africa
Area: total: 644,329 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly more than twice the size of the US
Terrain: the terrain gradually rises from plains in the north and center to southern highlands along the border with Uganda and Kenya; the White Nile, flowing north out of the uplands of Central Africa, is the major geographic feature of the country supporting agriculture and extensive wild animal populations; The Sudd (a name derived from floating vegetation that hinders navigation) is a large swampy area of more than 100,000 sq km fed by the waters of the White Nile that dominates the center of the country
Elevation Extremes(M): Lowest point: NA ; highest point: Kinyeti 3,187 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 6,018 km ; border countries: Central African Republic 1,055 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 714 km, Ethiopia 1,299 km, Kenya 317 km, Sudan 2,158 km, Uganda 475 km ; note: South Sudan-Sudan boundary represents 1 January 1956 alignment; final alignment pending negotiations and demarcation; final sovereignty status of Abyei Area pending negotiations between South Sudan and Sudan
Coastline: 4,964 km
Maritime Claims: none (landlocked)
Geography - Note: The Sudd is a vast swamp in South Sudan, formed by the White Nile, comprising more than 15% of the total area; it is one of the world's largest wetlands