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About South Sudan
South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011 as the outcome of a 2005 agreement that ended Africa’s longest-running civil war. It is made up of 10 recognized states. South Sudan is one of the most diverse countries in Africa.
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South Sudan is home to 64 different major ethnic groups, and the majority of its people are Christian and most of the rest follow other traditional religions.
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Independence did not bring conflict in South Sudan to an end. Civil war broke out in 2013 when the president fell out with his then vice president, leading to a conflict that has displaced some 4 million people, most living in great poverty. A power-sharing agreement was signed between the warring parties in August 2018 in a bid to bring the five-year civil war to an end.
