World's newest country, from people's fondness for wrestling:
South Sudan became an independent state on 9 July 2011 at midnight (00:00) local time following a referendum held in January 2011 in which nearly 99% of voters opted for separation from the rest of Sudan. It is estimated that South Sudan region has a population of 8 million, but given the lack of a census in several decades, this estimate may be severely distorted.
The economy is predominantly rural and relies chiefly on subsistence farming. With several hundred language groups, South Sudan is one of the most linguistically diverse countries in Africa. Football and basketball are increasingly popular sports, but the most popular traditional pastime is wrestling.
