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On 9 July 2011, South Sudan declared its independence from the Republic of Sudan. The independence comes after 22 years of civil war, which ended in 2005 thanks to an internationally brokered Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and a January 2011 referendum in the 10 southern states to determine their political future. The new country faces serious internal and external challenges and its future prospects are far from certain. While South Sudan is not doomed to fail, a review of its current political, social and economic situations is necessary to establish what are its chances to remain a stable member of the international community and what other members of that community can do to help.