Worth knowing
South Sudan
The swamp is the Sudd, from an Arabic word for 'barrier'. It is one of the largest wetlands in the world, and about half the Nile water that flows into it evaporates.
Where its story happens
The Sudd, at 8.00°N, 31.00°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about South Sudan
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the hard countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's South Sudan, in East Africa, between Sudan to the north and Uganda to the south. See South Sudan on a map.
- Its capital is Juba, and its name is simply its northern neighbour's with a compass point in front.
- It is landlocked, and the White Nile runs through it on its way north.
- Millions of antelope cross its plains each year, in one of the largest animal migrations on Earth.
- Roman soldiers sent by the emperor Nero to find the source of the Nile were stopped by its vast swamp.