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# State and County flags of South Sudan (2015-2020)

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Last modified: 2026-05-02 by bruce berry
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- Background
- Links to former states pages:
  - Akobo State
  - Amadi State
  - Aweil State
  - Aweil East State
  - Bieh State
  - Boma
  - Central Equatoria State
  - Central Upper Nile State
  - Eastern Equatoria State
  - Eastern Lakes State
  - Eastern Nile State
  - Fangak State
  - Fashoda State
  - Gbudwe State
  - Gogrial State
  - Gok State
  - Imatong State (Torit)
  - Jubek State
  - Kapoeta State
  - Latjor State
  - Lol State
  - Maiwut State
  - Maridi State
  - Northern Liech State
  - Northern Upper Nile State
  - Ruweng State
  - Sobat State
  - Southern Liech State
  - Tambura State
  - Terekeka State
  - Tonj State
  - Twic State
  - Unity State
  - Upper Nile Region
  - Wau State
  - Western Bahr al-Ghazal
  - Western Equatoria State
  - Western Lakes State
  - Yei River State

See also:

- States and administrative areas, South Sudan
- South Sudan
- South Sudan - national index
- Traditional Kingdom flags of South Sudan
- Sudan
- Sudanese Provincial flags
- Kenya

## Background

South Sudan was initially divided into ten states which correspond to the three historical regions of Sudan, namely Bahr el Ghazal, Equatoria and Great Upper Nile. In 2012 these historical regions were sub-divided into the following states:

Bahr el Ghazal - Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Western Bahr el Ghazal, Lakes State and Warrap;
Equatoria - Eastern Equatoria, Central Equatoria and Western Equatoria; and
Greater Upper Nile - Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile.
Bruce Berry, 01 March 2012

On 2 October 2015, South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 that were previously established. On 22 February 2020, as a result of a peace agreement that ended the South Sudanese Civil War, the country returned to the original 10 states plus two administrative areas.