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Location: Sahel region of northeastern Africa; south of Sudan, north of Uganda and Kenya, west of Ethiopia
Area: comparative: slightly smaller than Texas
Capital: Juba (Population: 250,000)
Total Population: 8,260,490
Average Life Expectancy: 54.2 years
Geography - note: The Sudd is a vast swamp in South Sudan, formed by the White Nile, comprising more than 15% of the total area; it is one of the world's largest wetlands.
Religions: Animist, Christian
Languages: English (official), Arabic (official), regional languages
Industry and infrastructure in landlocked South Sudan are severely underdeveloped and poverty is widespread, following several decades of civil war with the north. Subsistence agriculture provides a living for the vast majority of the population. South Sudan has little infrastructure - just 60 km of paved roads.
*Statistics courtesy of the CIA World Factbook
National Bible Publishing Month goal - To purchase the paper to print and ship 30,000 Whole Bibles and 60,000 New Testaments to Southern Sudan.
The Open Door potential - We believe this shipment will open doors for further distribution within the country of Southern Sudan. The missionary Bearing Precious Seed is working with also ministers in several neighboring countries so there are possibilities of shipments to them as well.