Plugs and voltage
South Sudan uses Types C and D sockets; Type G is also found. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.
At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.
Money
£ South Sudanese Pound SSP
Average in 2024: 1 USD = 2,163 SSP (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.
Price level 52 (US = 100, 2021)
Everyday household prices in South Sudan are about 52% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: dearer than the median country (50). All countries
Language
- Englishofficial27%
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
South Sudan is on UTC+2, with no daylight saving time.
Driving
Traffic in South Sudan drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.
Public holidays in the next 12 months
15 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
December 2026
- Christmas Eve
- Christmas Day
- Second Day of Christmas
January 2027
- New Year's Day
- Peace Agreement Day
March 2027
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
- Good Friday
- Holy Saturday
- Easter Sunday
- Easter Monday
May 2027
- International Labour Day
- Eid al-Adha (estimated)
- SPLA Day
July 2027
- Independence Day
- Martyrs' Day
Travel advisories
United Kingdom · FCDO
- FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country
Updated 2026-08-25. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +211
- Internet domain
- .ss
- Measurement
- Metric
- Paper size
- A4
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Read more
- Wikipedia
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Flag: Flag of South Sudan.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of South Sudan.svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.
