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Sudan, South Demographics

What is the population of Sudan, South?

Population 10,561,244
Population Growth Rate 4.23%
Urban Population 18%
Population in Major Urban Areas JUBA (capital) 269,000
Nationality Noun South Sudanese (singular and plural)
Nationality Adjective South Sudanese
Ethnic Groups Dinka, Kakwa, Bari, Azande, Shilluk, Kuku, Murle, Mandari, Didinga, Ndogo, Bviri, Lndi, Anuak, Bongo, Lango, Dungotona, Acholi
Languages Spoken English (official), Arabic (includes Juba and Sudanese variants) (official), regional languages include Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande, Shilluk

Sudan, South Health Information

What are the health conditions in Sudan, South?

Animal Contact Disease (s) rabies
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 15-49 3.5%
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population 8.7
Drinking Water Source - percent of rural population improved 55%
Drinking Water Source - percent of total population unimproved 43.5%
Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved 63.4%
Food or Waterborne Disease (s) bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 3.1%
HIV/Aids Deaths 12,900
Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births 69.97
Major Infectious Diseases - degree of risk very high
Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births 2,054
Obesity - adult prevalence rate 6%
Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population .28
Respiratory disease (s) meningococcal meningitis
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of total population unimproved 91.1%
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved 15.7%
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of rural population improved 7.3%
Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman 5.54
Underweight - percent of children under five years 32.5%
Vectorborne Disease (s) malaria, dengue fever, trypanosomiasis-Gambiense (African sleeping sickness)
Water contact disease (s) schistosomiasis

Sudan, South Life Expectancy

How long do people live in Sudan, South?

Median Age 16 Years
Median Age - female 16 Years
Median Age - male 16 Years

Sudan, South Infant Mortality - per 1,000 live births

Sudan, South median age, birth rate and death rates

Birth Rate - births/1,000 population 8
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population 8.7
Median Age 16 Years
Median Age - female 16 Years
Median Age - male 16 Years
Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population 12.5
Population Growth Rate 4.23%

Sudan, South Medical Information

What are the health conditions in Sudan, South?

Medical Facilities and Health Information

Persons with conditions which may require medical treatment are strongly discouraged from traveling to South Sudan. Medical facilities in Juba fall far short of western standards; outside the capital, few hospitals exist; hospitals and clinics are often poorly equipped and staffed. If you need medical treatment, you must pay cash in advance for it. Ambulance services are not available outside Juba. Not all medicines are regularly available; you should carry sufficient supplies of needed medicines in clearly-marked containers. Routine immunizations and vaccinations for diseases such as yellow fever, rabies, polio, meningitis, typhoid, and hepatitis A and B are recommended.

Malaria is prevalent in all areas of South Sudan. The strain is resistant to chloroquine and can be fatal. Consult a health practitioner before traveling, obtain suitable anti-malarial drugs, and use protective measures, such as insect repellent, protective clothing, and mosquito nets. If you become ill with a fever or a flu-like illness while in South Sudan, or within a year after departure, you should promptly seek medical care and inform your physician of your travel history and the kind of anti-malarial drugs used. For additional information about malaria and anti-malarial drugs, please see the Center for Disease Control information on malaria.

Polio cases have recently been reported in the country again after an absence since 2009.

Sudan, South Education

What is school like in Sudan, South?

Literacy - female 16%
Literacy - male 40%
Literacy - total population 27%
Literacy Definition age 15 and over can read and write

Sudan, South Literacy

Can people in Sudan, South read?

Literacy - female 16%
Literacy - male 40%
Literacy - total population 27%
Literacy Definition age 15 and over can read and write
Predominant Language English (official), Arabic (includes Juba and Sudanese variants) (official), regional languages include Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande, Shilluk

Sudan, South Crime

Is Sudan, South a safe place to visit?

Crime Information

High unemployment and severe economic downturn have encouraged criminal activity. Following an increase in security-related incidents in Juba, the government-imposed a curfew of 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. U.S. embassy is observing this curfew to better ensure the safety of its personnel. You should try to avoid crowded public areas and public gatherings, and avoid traveling alone if possible. Report all incidents of crime to the South Sudanese police.

Carjackings and banditry occur in South Sudan. Travel outside of Juba should be undertaken with a minimum of two vehicles so that there is a backup in case of mechanical failure or other emergency.

Do not buy counterfeit and pirated goods, even if they are widely available. Not only are the bootlegs illegal in the United States, if you purchase them you may be breaking local law.

Sudan, South Penalties for Crime

Criminal Penalties

While you are traveling in South Sudan, you are subject to its laws, even if you are a U.S. citizen. You may be questioned or detained by police if you don’t have your passport with you.

South Sudan’s security services commit arbitrary arrests and often detain foreign nationals, including U.S. citizens. The country’s legal system is rudimentary and sometimes ineffective. U.S. citizens may have little recourse to justice should they be detained and legal proceedings can be lengthy and seemingly subjective. Contractual and other business disputes with local partners may not be resolved in a manner that is consistent with international practices and judicial fairness. Security forces often operate outside civilian control, and do not always follow laws governing due process and treatment of detainees.

If you break local laws in South Sudan, your U.S. passport will not help you avoid arrest or prosecution. It’s very important to know what is legal and what is not while you’re in South Sudan. Penalties for breaking the law may be more severe than in the United States for similar offenses. Persons violating South Sudan’s laws, even unknowingly, may be expelled, arrested, or imprisoned.

There are also some things that might be legal in the country you visit, but still illegal in the United States, and you can be prosecuted under U.S. law if you buy pirated goods.Engaging in sexual conduct with persons under the age of 18 or using or disseminating child pornography in a foreign country is a crime prosecutable in the United States.

Based on the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, bilateral agreements with certain countries, and international law, if you are arrested in South Sudan, you have the option to request that the police, prison officials, or other authorities alert the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate of your arrest, and to have communications from you forwarded to the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. To ensure that the United States is aware of your circumstances, request that the police and prison officials notify the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate as soon as you are arrested or detained overseas. That said, security officials rarely contact the U.S. embassy in Juba when U.S. citizens are detained.

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