South Sudan

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Official Name
Republic of South Sudan
Population Full

12,778,000 (2019 census)

Principal Languages
English
Literacy Rate
35% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
ACHPR (2013), CPPDCE (2016), CSICH (2016)
General References
Bender 1983a, Doornbos and Bender 1983, Stevenson 1984
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for South Sudan is 76. Of these, 73 are living and 3 are extinct. Of the living languages, 62 are indigenous and 11 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 5 are institutional, 37 are developing, 13 are vigorous, 12 are in trouble, and 6 are dying. Also listed is 1 macrolanguage.