South Sudan Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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South Sudan Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand South Sudan and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Republic of South Sudan.

Etymology: Self-descriptive name from the country's former position within Sudan prior to independence. The name "Sudan" derives from the Arabic "bilad-as-sudan" meaning "Land of the Black [peoples]".

Capital: Juba.

Independence / foundation: South Sudan, which gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011, is the world’s newest country.

The land comprising modern-day South Sudan was conquered first by Egypt and later ruled jointly by Egyptian-British colonial administrators in the late 19th century. The Second Sudanese civil war was one of the deadliest since WWII, and left Southern Sudanese society devastated by humanitarian crises and economic deterioration.

Peace talks resulted in a US-backed Comprehensive Peace Agreement, signed in January 2005, which granted the South a six-year period of autonomy followed by a referendum on final status. The result of this referendum, held in January 2011, was a vote of 98% in favor of secession.

Population: 12 million.

Currency: South Sudanese Pound (SSP)
1 USD = 130 SSP
1 EUR = 141 SSP

Time zone: UTC+2

Languages spoken: English (official), Arabic (includes Juba and Sudanese variants), ethnic languages include Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande, Shilluk.

Religions: Christian 60%, folk religion 33%, Muslim 6%, other <1%, unaffiliated <1%.

Climate: Dry desert weather with arid conditions and minimal rain.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $20 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $1,600.

Main airports: Juba International Airport.

World heritage sites in South Sudan

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 0.

Top world heritage sites:

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Interesting facts about South Sudan

- Sudan has been inhabited since Mesolithic times (Middle Stone Age), around 30,000 to 20,000 BC.

- South Sudan is the world’s newest internationally recognized country.

- The Boma National Park is one of Africa’s largest reserves. It's home to one of the continent’s’ largest wildlife migrations with around two million animals simultaneously migrating in “mega-herds”.

- The Nile, the longest river in the world, runs through South Sudan.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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