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South Sudan
Capital: Juba
- The Sudd is a vast swamp of about 57,000 square km in the centre of the country and is among the world's largest wetlands.
- A 2005 survey found a migration of about 1.3 million antelope in the south-east, which is described as the second-largest wildlife migration in the world.
- The Sudd is a Ramsar wetland site with over 400 bird species, 100 mammal species and 100 fish species.
- The White Nile, locally called the Bahr al Jabal, flows through the country and past Juba, which is the capital and largest city.