African fish eagle; national colors: red, green, blue, yellow, black, white.
Title | "South Sudan Oyee!" (Hooray!) |
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Lyric/music | collective of 49 poets/Juba University students and teachers |
Date of Independence | 9 July 2011 (from Sudan) |
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National holiday | Independence Day, 9 July (2011) |
Legal system | |
International law organization participation | |
Constitution | |
History | Previous 2005 (preindependence); latest signed 7 July 2011, effective 9 July 2011 (Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, 2011); note - new constitution pending establishment under the 2018 peace agreement |
Amendments | Proposed by the National Legislature or by the president of the republic; passage requires submission of the proposal to the Legislature at least one month prior to consideration, approval by at least two-thirds majority vote in both houses of the Legislature, and assent of the president; amended 2013, 2015, 2018 |
Citizenship | |
Citizenship by birth | no |
Citizenship by descent only | at least one parent must be a citizen of South Sudan |
Dual citizenship recognized | yes |
Residency requirement for naturalization | 10 years |
Executive Branch | |
Chief of state | President Salva KIIR Mayardit (since 9 July 2011) |
Head of government | President Salva KIIR Mayardit (since 9 July 2011) |
Cabinet | National Council of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by the Transitional National Legislative Assembly |
Elections/appointments | president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11 to 15 April 2010 (originally scheduled for 2015 but postponed several times, currently to be held in December 2024) |
Election results | 2010: Salva KIIR Mayardit elected leader of then-Southern Sudan; percent of vote - Salva KIIR Mayardit (SPLM) 93%, Lam AKOL (SPLM-DC) 7% |
Legislative branch | |
Description | Bicameral National Legislature consists of: Council of States, pending establishment as stipulated by the 2018 peace deal Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA), established on 4 August 2016, in accordance with the August 2015 Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan; note - originally 400 seats; the TNLA was expanded to 550 members from 400 and reestablished in May 2020 under the 2018 peace agreement |
Elections | Council of States - pending establishment as stipulated by the 2018 peace deal Transitional National Legislative Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - 332 SPLM, 128 SPLM-IO, 90 other political parties; composition - NA |
Election results | Council of States - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - SPLM 20, unknown 30; composition - men 57, women 27, percentage women 32.1% National Legislative Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - SPLM 251, DCP 10, independent 6, unknown 133; composition - men 372, women 178, percentage women 32.4%; total National Legislature percentage women 32.3% |
Judicial branch | |
Highest court(s) | Supreme Court of South Sudan (consists of a chief justice, deputy chief justice, and 5 additional justices); note - consistent with the 2008 Judiciary Act, the Transitional Constitution of South Sudan calls for 9, rather than 5 additional justices |
Judge selection and term of office | Justices appointed by the president (the 2011 Transitional Constitution of South Sudan calls for the establishment of a Judicial Service Council to recommend prospective justices to the president, and for the justices' tenures to be set by the National Legislature; neither of these steps have been effectively implemented as of mid-2023) |
Subordinate courts | National level - Courts of Appeal; High Courts; County Courts; state level - High Courts; County Courts; customary courts; other specialized courts and tribunals |
Diplomatic representation in the US | |
Chief of mission | Ambassador SANTINO Fardol Watoo Dicken (since 18 September 2024) |
Chancery | 1015 31st Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20007 |
Telephone | [1] (202) 600-2238 |
FAX | [1] (202) 644-9910 |
Email address and website | [email protected] https://www.ssembassydc.org/ |
Diplomatic representation from the US | |
Chief of mission | Ambassador Michael J. ADLER (since 24 August 2022) |
Embassy | Kololo Road adjacent to the EU's compound, Juba |
Mailing address | 4420 Juba Place, Washington DC 20521-4420 |
Telephone | [211] 912-105-188 |
Email address and website | [email protected] https://ss.usembassy.gov/ |
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