Southern Sudan
General map of south Sudan mainly used by NGOs. Size A1

Southern Sudan

Sudan is the largest country in Africa. Two regions, Islamic North and the Christian South. Civil war between the North and South broke out in 1955 and continued after Sudan became an independent nation in 1956.

The South has many tribal groups compared to the North. South Sudan consists of ten states formerly composing the provinces of Equatoria (namely Central Equatoria, East Equatoria, and West Equatoria), Bahr El Ghazal (North , West Bahr El Ghazal, Lakes, Warab), Upper Nile(Junqali, Wakdah, and Upper Nile).