Indian Civil Services

South Sudan became the 54th nation in Africa and 193rd member State of United Nations (UN) on 14th July, 2011.

Facts:

1. President             :  Salva Kiir Mayardit

2. Area                   :   619,745 Sq.km.

3. Capital                :   Juba  (Largest City)

4. Main -Minerals   :   Petroleum

5. Climate               :    Equatorial

6. Official language  :   English


Geographical Importance:

Officially the  name is Republic of South Sudan,which is a landlocked country usually considered to be a part of North Africa or Eastern Africa. South Sudan is bordered by Ethiopia to the east, Kenya to the southeast, Uganda to the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the southwest, the Central African Republic to the west, and Sudan to the north. South Sudan includes the vast swamp region of the Sudd formed by the White Nile, locally called the Bahr al Jabal.

The capital city is planned to be moved to the more centrally-located Ramciel in the future

Prithvi - II  Nuclear capable Ballistic Missile was test fired successfully on Monday, 26 September, 2011. The indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile was flight tested at around 8.50 am from a mobile launcher from the Integrated Test Range launch complex-III at Chandipur, Orissa.

This missile has a length of 9 metres and is one metre in diameter. It is propelled by two engines than run on liquid fuel.

Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme
Prithvi, the first ballistic missile developed under the country's prestigious Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme, has the capability of carrying 500 kg of warhead and having a range of 350 km.