South Sudan Trivia

1. After the split from Sudan, South Sudan consists of how many states?

From Quiz South Sudan: A Country Torn by Civil Wars

Answer: 10

The ten states are Central Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei, Lakes, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Unity, Upper Nile, Warrap, Western Bahr el Ghazal and Western Equatoria. It is a largely undeveloped country with slightly more than 80% of the 11 million people living in rural areas as of 2018.

From Quiz States of South Sudan

Answer: Lol

Lol is indeed the state we're looking for. I doubt very much if the state was named after the internet abbreviation, but one may feel inclined to make the link. When South Sudan gained independence in 2011, the country counted only ten states. In 2015 the state of Western Bahr el Ghazal was divided in the states Wau and Lol, and some former counties of Aweil were incorporated into Lol. Lol is divided into 11 counties. The state capital of Lol is the most populous city, named Raga. Fyn is a Danish island. Nice is a French city (by the way, the city name rhymes with "miss" and not with "mice"). Chuckwalla is a Canadian river.

From Quiz South Sudan: A Country Torn by Civil Wars

Answer: Central Equatoria

Juba is located in Central Equatoria in the south of the country. It is one of the most undeveloped cities in the world, lacking a developed road transportation system. White Nile provides an important route for river transportation for this landlocked country,

From Quiz States of South Sudan

Answer: Aweil East

Before 2015, there were five counties carrying the name of the city Aweil and a rough geographical denomination. The counties Aweil South and Aweil West were almost on the same latitude. To the north of the counties Aweil West and Aweil South were (from west to east, almost in a straight line) the counties Aweil North, Aweil Central and Aweil East. When the South Sudanese president announced the formation of 28 states, the former counties Aweil South and Aweil West were merged into the state of Aweil. The previous counties Aweil North and Aweil Central were incorporated in the state of Lol. And the former county Aweil East was upgraded to a state - exactly to the north of Aweil State, oddly enough. The states Aweil and Aweil East created in 2015 plus the former counties Aweil North and Aweil Central formed the state Northern Bahr el Ghazal between 2011 and 2015. Aweil state has the eponymous city as state capital. Aweil East has the state capital Wanyjok. Both these South Sudanese states are divided into eight counties plus the capital municipality.

From Quiz South Sudan: A Country Torn by Civil Wars

Answer: Oil

Oil was discovered mainly in the south of Sudan which is now the north of South Sudan. The estimated oil reserves in South Sudan are about four times those of Sudan. More than 90% of the economy comes from oil. However oil production was frequently disrupted by civil wars which greatly affected the economy of the country. There are no oil refineries and sea ports. The crude has to be pumped to refineries in Sudan for refining and Port Sudan for export.

From Quiz South Sudan: A Country Torn by Civil Wars

Answer: China

Since the late 1980s, oil companies from China, Malaysia and India were operating in South Sudan. Petro China is the main operator and their engineering contracting subsidiaries developed most of the oilfield. Chinese national companies also provided most of the infrastructure construction which contributed greatly to the development of the country.

From Quiz States of South Sudan

Answer: Jubek

Juba is the largest city and the state capital of the Jubek state. Jubek lies on the White Nile, quite near the southern frontier of South Sudan. Juba was founded in 1922 by Greek merchants (not the most obvious people to take part in African history). It served as a transportation hub until two long wars all but destroyed the roads to Juba. Between 2011 and 2015 Juba was the capital of the state Central Equatoria. In 2015, this former state was divided into three states, namely (from north to south) Terekaka, Jubek and Yei River. Yap is one of the states of Micronesia. Jura is a French department and the eponymous mountain range. Yangon is a region in Myanmar.

From Quiz South Sudan: A Country Torn by Civil Wars

Answer: English

Sudan gained independence in 1956 from Britain. English was introduced to Sudan since the British colonial days, and other major languages are Arabic, Juba Arabic and Dinga.

From Quiz States of South Sudan

Answer: Boma

Boma is one of the South Sudanese states bordering Ethiopia. Before 2015 the state of Jonglei was the largest South Sudanese state (both in area and in population), but in 2015 this state was split into Jonglei, Boma, Western Bieh (which meanwhile has adopted the new name Fangak) and Eastern Bieh (which shortened since 2015 its name to simply Bieh, because of the new name adopted by former Western Bieh). The state capital of Boma is Pibor. Another city of some importance in Boma state is Pochalla, straddling the border with Ethiopia. The Congolese harbour Boma lies about 100 km from the Atlantic Ocean and was Congo's capital between 1886 and 1926. Pattaya is a Thai harbour. Mokka is a port in Yemen. Jaffa is a harbour in Israel. None of these red herrings have a South Sudanese state as namesake.

From Quiz South Sudan: A Country Torn by Civil Wars

Answer: Swamp

Sudd is one of the world's largest wetlands, covering roughly 100000 sq. km (40000 sq. mi). During the wet season, the swamp could be expanded to 130000 sq. km (51000 sq. mi).

From Quiz States of South Sudan

Answer: Ethiopia

South Sudan has six neighbour countries. To the east of South Sudan lies Ethiopia, bordering (from north to south) the states of Eastern Nile, Latjoor, Eastern Bieh, Boma and Namorunyang. The states of Latjoor and Eastern Nile are two of the three states created out of the former state Upper Nile (the state belonging to former Upper Nile and not bordering Ethiopia is Western Nile, in 2016 renamed Fashoda). The red herrings Egypt, Eritrea and Equatorial Guinea do not border South Sudan.

From Quiz States of South Sudan

Answer: Kenya

Namorunyang is a state in the south-eastern corner of South Sudan. The state capital is Kapoeta. Namorunyang borders Ethiopia and Kenya. But the border with Kenya is ill-defined: the Ilemi triangle is claimed by both countries. If it were attributed finally to South Sudan, the border with Kenya would be a straight line parallel to the Equator in the east, and a smaller straight diagonal line in the west. In 2015 the state of Eastern Equatoria was split into the states of Namorunyang and Imatong. The red herrings are not at all in Africa: Kosovo is in Europe, Kyrgyzstan in Asia and Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean.

From Quiz South Sudan: A Country Torn by Civil Wars

Answer: Dinka

The Dinka are mainly cattle herders. Nuer is next major ethnic group at about 16%, and the remaining 48% are the Zande, the Bari, the Shilluk, the Anywa and a very small Arab population.

From Quiz States of South Sudan

Answer: Sudan

Well, which country could be the northern neighbour of South Sudan? Logically it has to be Sudan, before 2011 the largest African country (in area). South Sudan declared its independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011, exactly six years after gaining a form of autonomous rule within Sudan. Ruweng state is a smaller state in South Sudan. Between 2011 and 2015 Ruweng, Northern Liech and Southern Liech were all comprised in the state Unity. Ruweng's state capital is Pariang.

From Quiz South Sudan: A Country Torn by Civil Wars

Answer: Boma National Park

There are two national parks in the country, Boma located next to the border of Ethiopia, and Southern located on the southwest. Boma National Park, established in 1977, is probably the largest park in Africa with an estimated area of 22800 sq. km (8900 sq. mi). The park is mainly flat with many streams and swamps which sprang from the White Nile. There is a wide range of animals such as elephant, giraffe, hippopotamus, tiang, lion, gazelle, crocodile, monkey and many others.

From Quiz South Sudan: A Country Torn by Civil Wars

Answer: Thatched roof hut

Tukuls are very commonly found in other eastern Africa countries such as Ethiopia and Sudan. Roughly 80% of South Sudanese rural people live in tukuls. Tukul is a mud hut with a conical roof structure which is constructed with other materials- grass, millet stalks and wooden poles.

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