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Republic of South Sudan |
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| Capital: |
Juba |
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| Region: |
Africa |
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Middle Africa |
| Area: |
619745 |
| Population size: (2025-06-13 02:55) |
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| CAF |
Central African Republic |
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| CallingCode: |
+211 |
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| IGAD |
Intergovernmental Authority on Development |
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 A country, state, region... (75) |
| Second-order administrative division (ADM2)
(A subdivision of a first-order administrative division) | 28 | | Historical first-order administrative division (ADM1H)
(A former first-order administrative division) | 34 | | First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 10 | | Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | | Historical second-order administrative division (ADM2H)
(A former second-order administrative division) | 2 | |
 Stream, lake... (4150) |
| Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 291 | | Wadi (WAD)
(A valley or ravine, bounded by relatively steep banks, which in the rainy season becomes a watercourse; found primarily in North Africa and the Middle East) | 2853 | | Intermittent stream (STMI)
| 176 | | Anabranch (STMA)
(A diverging branch flowing out of a main stream and rejoining it downstream) | 5 | | Waterhole(s) (WTRH)
(A natural hole, hollow, or small depression that contains water, used by man and animals, especially in arid areas) | 211 | | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 38 | | Rapids (RPDS)
(A turbulent section of a stream associated with a steep, irregular stream bed) | 13 | | Pool(s) (POOL)
(A small and comparatively still, deep part of a larger body of water such as a stream or harbor; or a small body of standing water) | 298 | | Well (WLL)
(A cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface) | 161 | | Reservoir(s) (RSV)
(An artificial pond or lake) | 14 | | Intermittent lake (LKI)
| 3 | | Lake bed(s) (LBED)
(A dried up or drained area of a former lake) | 6 | | Pond (PND)
(A small standing waterbody) | 13 | | Wetland (WTLD)
(An area subject to inundation, usually characterized by bog, marsh, or swamp vegetation) | 14 | | Section of wadi (WADX)
| 9 | | Spring(s) (SPNG)
(A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground) | 13 | | Intermittent pool (POOLI)
| 2 | | Abandoned well (WLLQ)
| 8 | | Swamp (SWMP)
(A wetland dominated by tree vegetation) | 12 | | Canal (CNL)
(An artificial watercourse) | 1 | | Section of stream (STMX)
| 4 | | Waterfall(s) (FLLS)
(A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream) | 2 | | Wadi bend (WADB)
(A conspicuously curved or bent segment of a wadi) | 1 | | Marsh(es) (MRSH)
(A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation) | 1 | | Intermittent wetland (WTLDI)
| 1 | |
 Parks, area ... (551) |
| Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 198 | | Tribal area (TRB)
(A tract of land used by nomadic or other tribes) | 209 | | Area (AREA)
(A tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries) | 132 | | Park (PRK)
(An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation) | 2 | | Region (RGN)
(An area distinguished by one or more observable physical or cultural characteristics) | 3 | | Nature reserve (RESN)
(An area reserved for the maintenance of a natural habitat) | 1 | | Battlefield (BTL)
(A site of a land battle of historical importance) | 1 | | Hunting reserve (RESH)
(A tract of land used primarily for hunting) | 1 | | Oilfield (OILF)
(An area containing a subterranean store of petroleum of economic value) | 1 | | Grazing area (GRAZ)
(An area of grasses and shrubs used for grazing) | 3 | |
 City, village... (5329) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 5279 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 9 | | Abandoned populated place (PPLQ)
| 32 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | | Populated locality (PPLL)
(An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings) | 7 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 1 | |
 Spot, building, farm (472) |
| Landing (LDNG)
(A place where boats receive or discharge passengers and freight, but lacking most port facilities) | 7 | | Corral(s) (CRRL)
(A pen or enclosure for confining or capturing animals) | 277 | | Resthouse (RHSE)
(A structure maintained for the rest and shelter of travelers) | 70 | | Camp(s) (CMP)
(A site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use) | 36 | | Triangulation station (TRIG)
(A point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation) | 5 | | Fort (FT)
(A defensive structure or earthworks) | 7 | | Mission (MSSN)
(A place characterized by dwellings, school, church, hospital and other facilities operated by a religious group for the purpose of providing charitable services and to propagate religion) | 3 | | Bridge (BDG)
(A structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across) | 3 | | Police post (PP)
(A building in which police are stationed) | 2 | | Ruin(s) (RUIN)
(A destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional) | 1 | | Building(s) (BLDG)
(A structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc.) | 1 | | Cave(s) (CAVE)
(An underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff) | 1 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 23 | | Tomb(s) (TMB)
(A structure for interring bodies) | 1 | | Agricultural facility (AGRF)
(A building and/or tract of land used for improving agriculture) | 1 | | Tower (TOWR)
(A high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter) | 1 | | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 4 | | Stadium (STDM)
(A structure with an enclosure for athletic games with tiers of seats for spectators) | 3 | | Grave (GRVE)
(A burial site) | 1 | | Market (MKT)
(A place where goods are bought and sold at regular intervals) | 1 | | Military installation (INSM)
(A facility for use of and control by armed forces) | 1 | | Bank (BANK)
(A business establishment in which money is kept for saving or commercial purposes or is invested, supplied for loans, or exchanged. ) | 1 | | Railroad stop (RSTP)
(A place lacking station facilities where trains stop to pick up and unload passengers and freight) | 1 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 4 | | Airfield (AIRF)
(A place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 2 | | Refugee camp (CMPRF)
(A camp used by refugees) | 12 | | University (UNIV)
(An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.) | 2 | | College (SCHC)
(The grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning) | 1 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (1546) |
| Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 949 | | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 468 | | Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 16 | | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 30 | | Spur(s) (SPUR)
(A subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation) | 3 | | Dune(s) (DUNE)
(A wave form, ridge or star shape feature composed of sand) | 12 | | Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 7 | | Plateau (PLAT)
(An elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams) | 4 | | Pass (PASS)
(A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]) | 4 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 6 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 7 | | Valley (VAL)
(An elongated depression usually traversed by a stream) | 1 | | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 10 | | Cliff(s) (CLF)
(A high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area) | 1 | | Mound(s) (MND)
(A low, isolated, rounded hill) | 22 | | Plain(s) (PLN)
(An extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area) | 1 | | Slope(s) (SLP)
(A surface with a relatively uniform slope angle) | 1 | | Peninsula (PEN)
(An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water) | 1 | | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 1 | | Ford (FORD)
(A shallow part of a stream which can be crossed on foot or by land vehicle) | 1 | | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 1 | |
 Undersea (1) |
| Basin (BSNU)
(A depression more or less equidimensional in plan and of variable extent) | 1 | |
 Forest, heath... (29) |
| Forest(s) (FRST)
(An area dominated by tree vegetation) | 8 | | Cultivated area (CULT)
(An area under cultivation) | 20 | | Tree(s) (TREE)
(A conspicuous tree used as a landmark) | 1 | |
