Administrative divisions
10 · First-level (ADM1)Boundaries shown do not imply endorsement.
Central EquatoriaEastern EquatoriaJongleiLakesNorthern Bahr el GhazalUnityUpper NileWarrapWestern Bahr el GhazalWestern Equatoria
Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area | 646,900 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) | No authoritative open source found |
| Administrative divisions (ADM1) | 10 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026] |
| Location | East-Central Africa; south of Sudan, north of Uganda and Kenya, west of EthiopiaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Land boundaries | 6,018 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Bordering countries | Central African Republic 1,055 km; Democratic Republic of the Congo 714 km; Ethiopia 1,299 km; Kenya 317 km; Sudan 2,158 km; Uganda 475 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Terrain | plains in the north and center rise to southern highlands along the border with Uganda and Kenya; the White Nile, flowing north out of the uplands of Central Africa, is the major geographic feature of the country; The Sudd (a name derived from floating vegetation that hinders navigation) is a large swampy area of more than 100,000 sq km fed by the waters of the White Nile that dominates the center of the countryCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Climate | hot with seasonal rainfall influenced by the annual shift of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone; rainfall heaviest in upland areas of the south and diminishes to the northCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural resources | hydropower, fertile agricultural land, gold, diamonds, petroleum, hardwoods, limestone, iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silverCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Highest point | Kinyeti 3,187 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Lowest point | White Nile 381 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Mean elevation | No authoritative open source found |
| Area (comparative) | more than four times the size of Georgia; slightly smaller than TexasCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural hazards | Not applicable to this country |
| Maritime claims | none (landlocked)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
