South Sudan
Government of the Republic of South Sudan - Official Portal
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South Sudan is divided into ten states which correspond to three historical regions of the Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal, Equatoria, and Greater Upper Nile.
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Bahr el Ghazal Lakes Northern Bahr el Ghazal Western Bahr el Ghazal Warrap |
| Equatoria Central Equatoria* Western Equatoria Eastern Equatoria |
| Greater Upper Nile Jonglei Unity Upper Nile |
* Contains the national capital city of Juba
The states have been assigned to specific religious denominations. The Greater Upper Nile states are Presbyterian while to the west the states in the Bahr el Ghazal are Episcopalian. The three states to the south in the Equatoria region closest to the equator are Catholic.
The ten states
from all three regioins are further subdivided into 86 counties.
Additional background on North and South Sudan: