Travel Alert Status
Level 4: Do Not Travel
Time Difference
UTC+2 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Travel Climate
hot with seasonal rainfall influenced by the annual shift of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone; rainfall is heaviest in the upland areas of the south and diminishes to the north
Languages
English (official), Arabic (includes Juba and Sudanese variants) (official), regional languages include Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande, Shilluk
Ethnic Groups
Dinka, Kakwa, Bari, Azande, Shilluk, Kuku, Murle, Mandari, Didinga, Ndogo, Bviri, Lndi, Anuak, Bongo, Lango, Dungotona, Acholi
National Holiday
Independence Day, 9 July (2011)
Geographic Coordinates
8 00 N, 30 00 E
Location
East-Central Africa; south of Sudan, north of Uganda and Kenya, west of Ethiopia
Airports
83